To me, photography is fiction. An imaginary tale that I am narrating. A figment of my imagination. An exaggerated moment that I see with my Third Eye. My work is about bringing out the moment that I ‘see’ and want to ‘show’. More often than not, it is not close to what ‘reality’ was when I took it.

 

... Arjun. Get yours at flagrantdisregard.com/flickr

 

A travel junkie, caught between the dream world and the real world.

 

© All rights reserved. Please do not use any of my images without permission. I can be contacted via FlickrMail.

 

For more please click through to my personal site. Or find me on Facebook.

 

Countires in my stream

Australia

Cambodia

China

Egypt

France

Greece

Hong Kong

India

Indonesia

Japan

Jordan

Korea

Laos

Macau

Mongolia

Myanmar

Philippines

Singapore

Switzerland

Taiwan

Thailand

Turkey

USA

Vietnam

 

Cameras Used

Canon EOS 5D Mark II

Nikon D200 - SOLD

Nikon D70s - SOLD

Canon PowerShot G6 - GIFTED

Lens

Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM

Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM

Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 USM

Canon EF 70-200mm f/4L USM

50mm f/1.4 D AF Nikkor - SOLD

18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 G ED-IF AF-S VR DX Zoom-Nikkor - SOLD

18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G ED-IF AF-S DX Zoom Nikkor - SOLD

Manual Focus Nikkor 180mm f/2.8s ED Telephoto Lens - SOLD

Grip

Canon BG-E6 Battery Grip for EOS-5D MK II

MB-D200 Multi-Power Battery Pack - SOLD

Tripod

Slik Pro 700 DX

Storage

SanDisk Extreme® III CompactFlash® 16GB

SanDisk Extreme® III CompactFlash® 8GB

SanDisk Extreme® III CompactFlash® 4GB

X's Drive II Plus VP2160

Lexar 1GB 80x Professional CF Card

Lexar 512MB CF Card

Kingston 1GB CF Card

Bags

Streetwalker HardDrive™

Manfrotto - for the tripod

Tamrac - for the body and multiple lenses

Safrotto - for the body with attached lens

 

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BLUELIST - The Best of Lonely Planet. Get yours at flagrantdisregard.com/flickr

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Photos of Arjun Purkayastha

Testimonials

Inspired!

November 7, 2009

arjun has the gift of creating a masterpiece out of something very ordinary... very consistently.

April 18, 2009

i love your work Arjun ... very inspiring .. BEST WISHES

August 17, 2008

your pictures really reflect your passion and talent,how to put in scene. Congratulations

July 25, 2008

Arjun’s pictures are simply A.M.A.Z.I.N.G. I stare at each meticulously framed and clicked picture open-mouthed and absorb the tiny details and accents that others may miss but Arjun will most definitely not :) And this is what gives his pictures the edge when/if compared to most peoples work. Each picture tells a stor… Read more

Arjun’s pictures are simply A.M.A.Z.I.N.G. I stare at each meticulously framed and clicked picture open-mouthed and absorb the tiny details and accents that others may miss but Arjun will most definitely not :) And this is what gives his pictures the edge when/if compared to most peoples work. Each picture tells a story, that you can interpret according to your current mood. If God is in the details, Arjun has found him :)

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June 27, 2008
Vibha Raj says:

Peerless perspectives and brilliant compositions. Amazing work !

March 27, 2008
Safz says:

At any point of time I figure a third of all the pictures you have uploaded (currently 32 out of 91) are on Explore !! Need I say more ....... Truly Brilliant !

March 13, 2008
Anushruti says:

Arjun's photos have the third dimension..depth! Every picture of his seems to speak to you and is alive with 'meaning'. If you want to see spectacular pictures, put his photos on a slideshow, sit back and get delighted!

November 5, 2007

I do not write testimonials as a principle :) But when it comes to ARjun, he absolutely flummoxes me with the magic he weaves with his marvellous, out of the world and surreal work! He is a magician and very engimatic one, at that :))))) rEEna

August 15, 2007

I collect people carefully. The group is small. Every member is unique. Except for one thing. They are all truly exceptional photographs. Your work tutors me. Your art leads me. Your vision inspires me. Thank you for doing what you do. "The sisters of St. Cathode ask that you cover yourself with filaments an… Read more

I collect people carefully. The group is small. Every member is unique. Except for one thing. They are all truly exceptional photographs. Your work tutors me. Your art leads me. Your vision inspires me. Thank you for doing what you do. "The sisters of St. Cathode ask that you cover yourself with filaments and take pains to make yourself fully incandescent this evening"

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August 10, 2007
Guido says:

Arjun is a wizard , i love his work

June 18, 2007
Mareika says:

Arjun, your photostream is amazing! i´m writing this testimonial because it´s take too much time faving every single photo, with this words i am faving your whole photostream!

May 20, 2007

simply an inspiration.

December 19, 2006

I feel ashamed when people praise my photographs because once you have seen his work you feel guilty taking credit or giving credit for anytthing less. I know Arjun through his photographs- A person who takes such wonderous shots sure possesses a sensational mind to create Photographs like he does. he has just 50-55 … Read more

I feel ashamed when people praise my photographs because once you have seen his work you feel guilty taking credit or giving credit for anytthing less. I know Arjun through his photographs- A person who takes such wonderous shots sure possesses a sensational mind to create Photographs like he does. he has just 50-55 odd shots in his flickr account and each one is a winner.- just a request Arjun, put up some more of your work so that we get to appreciate and learn a lil bit more. Cheers!

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December 14, 2006

Great photos (all of them). You put great perspective and visuals about Asia and life.

July 23, 2006

My Master ! Mrrrrreeeeeeeww !!! One of the greatest photographers I've seen on Flickr, for sure ! So intense, so deep pictures ! You can not be insensible to his work. Bravo ! Long life to you !

June 26, 2006

I am bewildered by seeing no testimonials yet for this talented guy. Arjun's photographs magically take the viewer to a warm place, at times serene, at times joyful. His photographs capture a calm energy and he is amongst the best for me on Flickr when he is at the top of his game capturing subjects.

June 1, 2006