Dehradun, April 12 -- Bookcover

By: Ganesh Saili

On my walks, no matter which way I go, I see Gen-Z shaking their bottoms, twisting and turning while making faces, taking selfies to post on Instagram.

It takes me back to the first rungs on life's ladder, among those who taught me the 'how' of holding a camera. I was fortunate to have Raymond Louis Steiner as a Guru. He had arrived here from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, floating on whispers of having cut his teeth alongside Steven Spielberg in the iconic film The Duel.

Thank you Raymond (wherever you are), for letting me fiddle around with your spring-wound, (made-in-Nippon) wide-lux camera. You showed me the magic of shutter speed and aperture. I have walked with that gift beside me all th...