Om writes with great regret about how he is missing out on the Nasreen Mohamedi show at the Talwar Gallery in NYC. I have to confess I had never heard of Mohamedi before Om mentioned it in his blog. Given that I live so close to the city (well, relatively) I should really try and check it out before it closes on October 25.

Anyone else visited the gallery and seen the show? Want to send me a short 100-word report? I'll promise to post it here and credit you for it (of course!)

Talwar is showing her photographs from the 1960's and 70's, which she never exhibited. {From NYTimes}

KODAK sells most cameras in India
Business Standard, India

“For the US-based imaging major Kodak, India has become the largest market
for cameras, bigger than China and the US.”

Om Malik, blogger-writer-thinker extrordinaire has had a book out for some time about the telecom industry. One of his blogs – Not Really Indian – is a must read (listed under Desi Blogs to the right).

The Economist just called his book, “Broadbandits: Inside the $750 billion Telecom Heist,” the most entertaining of all the books on the topic. Go out and buy it. Or better yet, check the Writer's Nook in the left column of this blog to find his book and buy it through Amazon.com. You'll be supporting this site and Om.

GOVT plans to allow aerial photography Times of India, India UDAIPUR:

“As part of its efforts to do away with archaic and irrelevant regulations, the government is planning to repeal the law preventing aerial photography.”

Airports today. Temples tomorrow. One can only hope. I remember being chastised for making images at a temple just outside of Chennai. The guy who came up to me and asked me to put my cameras away was the official “bell-ringer” of the temple. Not your garden variety cop. An argument was inevitable as the man gave no rationale for his extra-curricular police activity. I can understand that the temple sanctum is sacrosanct but can anyone tell me why photography outside the main sanctum is such a big national risk? Anyone else have similar experiences?

Negotiating contracts has never been easy for freelance photographers. But here comes the The Independent Photographers Toolkit by the National Press Photographer's Association. Check it out and bookmark it! It is a work in progress so expect to see new links and features.