Girish Menon



Experiential learning



Personalised photography tours



photography tours revolving around wildlife and culture





I facilitate personalised photography tours to these destinations—for individuals and groups. We take the photography workshop requirements, the number of days, accommodation preferences, and travel plans into consideration and put together a package for you.



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If you are based in Mumbai or Pune, and if you haven’t done the course for beginners with me, or you do not know how to use your camera in the manual mode, then we will have two or three additional in-city sessions before leaving for the tour.

You will learn the basics of professional photography in your city itself—we can make the most of our time away learning the finer details of photography rather than the basics.



Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary



Bharatpur has it all—songbirds, waders, raptors, deer, jackals, and even the odd hyena!

Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary is in the state of Rajasthan in India. This is the premier destination to learn bird photography. The easy access to Bharatpur, the comfort of hotels and homestays, and friendly hosts and enablers make a conducive atmosphere for learning and executing one’s skills.

Sariska National Park is about 120 kilometers away and we can visit River Chambal to see skimmers.



Bandhavgarh National Park



Bandhavgarh National Park is in the state of Madhya Pradesh in India.

Bandhavgarh is one of India’s top tiger destination. There are three varieties of deer, birds such as scops owls, crested serpent eagles, etc., and if we’re lucky, we see leopards.

Panna National Park and Sanjay Dubri National Park—both tiger destinations can be added to this itinerary.



Panna National Park



Panna National Park is in the state of Madhya Pradesh in India.

Panna is also one of India’s top tiger destinations. We see leopards, three varieties of deer, nilgais, jackals, and some birds.

Bandhavgarh National Park and Sanjay Dubri National Park—both tiger destinations can be added to this itinerary.



Bhigwan



Bhigwan is in the state of Maharashtra in India—takes a couple of hours to get there from Pune, about five hours from Mumbai.

Bhigwan is teeming with bird activity throughout the year. We see songbirds, waders, raptors.

It’s a pleasure to visit Bhigwan—the hosts and guides are friendly and knowledgable about the birds that roost there.



Kaziranga National Park



Kaziranga National Park is in the state of Assam in India.

Assam’s grasslands are home to nearly 95% of the world’s One-horned rhino population. We see elephants, mongooses, otters, etc. and a plethora of native and migratory birds—almost 478 species of birds have been spotted at the park.

Hoollongapar Gibbon Sanctuary in ‎Jorhat—about 3 hours away can be added to this itinerary. Here we can see India's only gibbons—the hoolock gibbons, and Northeastern India's only nocturnal primate—the Bengal slow loris.



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Tobi Bauer attended the Weekend Travel Photo workshop at Purushwadi





The recent weekend photo class with Girish at the Purushwadi Village was an amazing experience with regard to the fusion of learning about photography and gaining insights into life and cultural of a rural Indian village.

Girish literally teaches "on-the-shot" which makes the learning lots of fun and rewards immediately with great pictures. Combined with Girish's knowledge about the local villages, the people, agriculture and nature it is even more interesting to search through the lens for interesting perspectives. Having had my SLR as good company on many trips around the world, Girish definitely helped me a lot to gain more fundamental know-how of how to get the camera settings right, how to approach the individual shot and how to play with light, scenes and space.

All in all a great experience and I am looking forward to the next outdoors photo workshop with Girish soon to come.



Anne Claire Ketteringham attended "Goa through a lens"





I attended a photography workshop of 4 days, 2 days of classroom work and 2 days of assignments taken by Girish Menon.

Mr. Menon conducted theory and practical work dealing with the essential parameters of photography and their relationships whilst taking into account the desired end result.

By attending this course, it dramatically improved my perception of photography, allowing me to use my DSLR to the full. He covered all the technical aspects and showed that he was able to manipulate cameras of different manufacturers from a point and shoot right up to the most complex of cameras available with dexterity and precision.

He also showed us some film cameras which allowed us to easily understand the relationship between the old-style film cameras and the new style Digital cameras. After the technical side was covered, Mr Menon dealt with the aesthetic side of taking photographs including framing and exposure control to allow the user to achieve the desired results.

Without a doubt, Mr Menon's teaching set me off to a good and renewed start to photography, allowing me to have full control of my camera to achieve what I set out to capture with my lens.



" Girish has partnered with Grassroutes Journeys towards conducting Photography workshops in the villages that we work in. Girish has been conducting 1 & 2-day workshops with several of our clients both corporate and retails. Over the past 2 years, Girish has been brilliant in his facilitation of the workshops. Our clients have given excellent feedback on his ability to demystify the art of capturing light.
Girish has been able to conduct these workshops with a perfect blend of professionalism, simplicity and sensitivity towards the participants. "



Inir Pinheiro, Managing Director of Grassroutes Journeys Pvt. Ltd.



" My one-on-one lesson with Girish provided a massive uplift to my photography skills both in terms on getting the most out of my camera and indeed composing more interesting images. The difference in the end result is striking "



Tarun Kataria, venture capitalist and "African safari addict" as quoted in Conde Nast Travel India.



" The five-hour F.A.S.T. workshop session with Girish made a huge impact on how I use my DSLR. I am a complete newbie, but thanks to Girish's lucid teaching style based on analogies, I was able to understand the basics of depth of focus, ISO, aperture, exposure setting among many other things. The level of personal attention to each learner in this workshop was extraordinary. I would highly recommend this workshop to any beginner. "



AK Srivastava attended the Master Your DSLR Camera F.A.S.T. workshop.



" Girish has in-depth knowledge of the subject but I believe that is expected of a teacher. However, what really fascinated me was his knowledge about various instruments such as lenses, tripods, etc which one can buy within the budget and can effectively use those to achieve the desired outcomes. That I think is the most amazing thing which perhaps differentiates him from others. Look forward to attending many more sessions! "



Rahul Jain attended "Life-size 1:1" Macro photography workshop.



" As a novice, this was very exciting. It was not just a classroom session but a lot of interaction and fun. Indeed it was a great session! 5 hours well spent. It definitely shed light on the elements that make up a great photograph and some food for thought. It's great that you now have a page on Facebook, so we can follow you and learn more. Looking forward to more..... "



Samantha DeSouza attended the Master Your DSLR Camera F.A.S.T. workshop.



" Wasn't I in for a shock when I tried to take my first picture on automatic and the camera came up with an error message saying that the flash wouldn't work and wouldn't take a picture!!!!!
However, I decided to try taking a picture in the manual mode. I took a picture that came out too dark. So I fiddled around with the ISO and got the photo's with the correct lighting! I was so proud of myself and thankful for Girish's excellent teaching so that I was able to know what to do. "



Linda Rodman attended the Master Your DSLR Camera F.A.S.T. workshop.



" Very nice and practical training experience covers all necessary points for beginners. Girish is a very patient teacher. It was a wonderful experience and will look forward to attending more workshops. "



Dr. Tejas Shah attended the Master Your DSLR Camera F.A.S.T. workshop.



" Doing photography and playing with my camera is one of my craziest hobbies. I have gone through many websites for tutorials, but hardly any website helped me. But when I attended the Girish Menon Photography workshop (Master Your DSLR Camera F.A.S.T.) is the Best training I have ever had in my career. I didn't believe there was so much to learn! The training was very useful and enjoyable. He is a talented and strong communicator. I will certainly continue to engage him in future. "



Veena Manjrekar attended the Master Your DSLR Camera F.A.S.T. workshop.



" For me, the session was an eye-opener of many things that I never knew about my DSLR. Few functions which I was already practicing, got a better perspective about it. It was fun to sit and learn with people from diff age groups and diff fields sharing the same passion and objective. "



Jolly Thomas attended the Master Your DSLR Camera F.A.S.T. workshop.



" I liked the class and thought it was highly informative. What I liked the most was the fact that Girish went down to the basic level and taught us at the level a beginner would understand. So that clears all my doubts. "



Vidhi Dalal attended the Master Your DSLR Camera F.A.S.T. workshop.



" Being a photography enthusiast, I have tried to learn from books and online resources but nothing beats the personal experience I've had in Girish's workshops. "



Karen Braganza attended Sunday lens.



" Taking a photography workshop with Girish Menon for me was an eye-opening experience as I learned that good photography was not just about learning about how to squeeze the most out of your high-end camera & lens but it was about learning how to see things from a different perspective. Good photography is most definitely an acquired skill...and has opened new avenues for me to be creative! I especially recommend the outdoor photography workshop format conducted by Girish that was a lot of learning while taking a fun break from the city! "



Bertram D'souza attended Sunday lens.



" Covered the basics well, had a simple and easy approach. "



Hariharan Iyer attended the Master Your DSLR Camera F.A.S.T. workshop.



" Dear Girish, Thank you so much. It was a wonderful program. For so many years I wanted to learn this but somehow never got such an opportunity which was just I needed and as per the time convenient and from a person like you who has all the patience to bear with raw people like me. "



Sucheta Kulkarni attended the Master Your DSLR Camera F.A.S.T. workshop.



" I am very happy with the decision which I took to attend your workshop for DSLR. As mentioned the reason to join the workshop was to know a little bit of configuration & to correctly /perfectly make use of the DSLR which was gifted by son to mi long back. The session was quite knowledgeable & crisp for the user at the primary stage. Secondly, it was not just theoretical but the time is given to us to practically use it & understand the results were remarkable. Shall join you soon with the next coming sessions. Thank you. "



Geeta Shirolkar attended the Master Your DSLR Camera F.A.S.T. workshop.



" This was my first photography related workshop and I don’t think I could have asked for a better learning experience. You were so patient with each and every one of us at every step of the workshop. I really appreciated how we instantly put into test what we learnt from the practical exercises. I definitely feel more confident using my DSLR now that my understanding of its functions are clear. "



Kunjan Patel attended the Master Your DSLR Camera F.A.S.T. workshop.