{"id":35327,"date":"2025-03-10T10:30:00","date_gmt":"2025-03-10T10:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/muse.international\/?p=35327"},"modified":"2025-03-12T03:46:51","modified_gmt":"2025-03-12T03:46:51","slug":"click-by-click-debdatta-chakrabortys-journey-to-artistic-bliss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/muse.international\/index\/click-by-click-debdatta-chakrabortys-journey-to-artistic-bliss\/","title":{"rendered":"Click by Click: Debdatta Chakraborty\u2019s Journey to Artistic Bliss"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>As a lifelong student of photography, Debdatta Chakraborty constantly seeks to grow and refine his craft. Inspired by the magic of capturing fleeting moments since receiving his father\u2019s 120-roll film camera in the early 80s, he remains devoted to evolving as a photo artist with each passing day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Debdatta Chakraborty Q1<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Hi! I&#8217;m Debdatta Chakraborty. I identify myself as a student in the field of photography. That description suits me best because I always try to learn something new in the field of photography with each passing day. It all started in the early 80s when my father handed me his 120-roll film camera during a family vacation. The idea of capturing a fleeting moment with the press of a finger mesmerized me so much that there&#8217;s no looking back since that day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I am a self taught photographer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nope! I&#8217;ve forgotten when it started.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I hope to be a better and better photo artist with each passing day and delve deeper into the art of photography.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Q2<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>There were many. But the one in particular was when I met the universal guru, Magnum photographer Raghu Rai. He appreciated my photo and told me as he worked in the streets of Kolkata, which is my city, he could understand the state of alertness needed to capture the moments in the streets of the city.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Generally, I avoid places which are widely regarded as the havens of photography. Rather I try to capture the beauty in the lives of common people whose stories often remain untold.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thank you! The feeling is awesome. Being an amateur in the field, the appreciation from the top notch professionals in the field tells me that my progress is in the right way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/tingchendesign\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"broken_link external\"><i class=\"icon-instagram\" style=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/tpbennett.com\/people\/tajal-rutherford-bhatt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"external\"><i class=\"icon-globe-line\" style=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/muse.international\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As a lifelong student of photography, Debdatta Chakraborty constantly seeks to grow and refine his craft. 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