M.Krishnamoorthy from Sydney
Associate Professor, Media Relations Trainer and Author
Vivek Vivekananda, 71, once an engineering consultant with the World Bank and Asian Development Bank, is pursuing his long-lost passion in photography.
He was an energy specialist and multilateral institutions, energy consultant, and is into shooting pictures of nature in Australia.
Today, he commands worldwide over 18 million views, over 3,000 followers, and up to 15,000 views daily for his photos/videos on his main website at Flicker.
He is proud of his achievements as an amateur photographer, competing with full-time professionals.
A selection of his outstanding photographs are for sale on Getty Images.
which brings him some income for his love and passion for photography.
With a growing demand from followers for videos, he recently established a site on YouTube at: https://youtube.com/@viv_vivekananda7737?si=CRk8YSxOFZ1Pmcfs
Quoting Confucius, "Everything has beauty, but not everyone can see,” said Vivekananda who sees nature as beauty and beauty as nature, and it encourages him to capture the moments and picturesque sights through the camera lens. Capturing it visually saves a million words. He has maintained the integrity of the original composition with minimal software enhancements.
In addition, an elaborate description accompanies each image/video, including search tags and geolocation. Many viewers have commented on the usefulness of such information to them. Vivekananda’s albums and collections sort images/videos via useful classifications and are popular with viewers.
The photography bug in him has also influenced his daughter Devina Vivekananda, 19, a student in Sociology at Macquarie University, Sydney.
“Wherever my father goes, he manages to capture the beauty of the flora and fauna around him. He is very passionate about sharing knowledge and appreciation.
“There’s a saying that when you are friends with an ice cream man, you will learn more about ice cream. This is true with my father. I slowly learned the names of flowers and general information about animals through his photography.
‘‘Most people walk past their neighbour’s gardens without much thought, but the world stops when my father passes by the neighbour’s garden. There is joy on the neighbour’s face when my father goes out of his way to take photos of their flowers. A pure act of appreciation can come a long way and bring a ripple effect of inner happiness.”
Vivekananda loves what he does and is also involved in videography.
Born in Malaysia, and now residing in Sydney, Vivek secured a TNB scholarship after schooling at the Victoria and completed a degree in Mechanical/ Electrical Engineering at the prestigious Imperial College with First Class Honours. Following that, he did his master’s degree in Nuclear Engineering and was awarded a distinction at the same college.
He also secured a Lord Hinton prize for his achievements from the College. Subsequently, he also completed an MBA with Henley Management College.
Vivek worked with Tenaga Nasional, Malaysia for 16 years before moving to Australia in 1990. He worked at Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation, including the IAEA in Vienna, for five years, at the Asian Development Bank as Senior Energy Specialist for about eight years, and does energy consultancy presently.
Working as an energy consultant he led missions to several developing countries in Asia and participated in private sector energy projects.
Freelance Writer M. Krishnamoorthy (www.imkrishna.net) is a media coach, associate professor and undercover journalist. He has freelanced with Bernama, NST, The Star, and Malaysiakini. He also freelances as a fixer/coordinator for CNN, BBC, German and Australian Television networks and the New York Times. As an undercover journalist, he has highlighted society's concerns going undercover as a beggar, security guard, blind man, disabled salesman and Member of Parliament.
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