Pranay Modukuru Photography

Pranay Modukuru Photography is based in Anantaram. I don't have a big fancy studio with lights and backdrops. I prefer to work in a more simple way. Most of my photography happens out in the world, at people's houses or at event halls around the village. I have lived in Anantaram for a long time, and that is where I keep all my gear and do my editing. My camera goes with me everywhere. I take pictures of weddings, family gatherings, and sometimes just the scenery around the village when the light is good. It is a one-man show mostly, though sometimes I have a helper to carry the extra lenses or the tripod. I spend a lot of my time sitting at my computer back at home, going through hundreds of shots to find the ones that look right. It is a lot of work that people don't see. I don't have a shop front, so people usually just find me by asking around or calling me directly. I like it this way because it keeps things personal. I get to know the families I am photographing, and it feels more like helping out neighbors than running a big business. Anantaram is a quiet place, and it provides a good background for the kind of natural photos I like to take. I am just a guy with a camera trying to capture things as they really happen.