India, Aug. 19 -- For actor Randeep Hooda, photography has been a passion for years. It's an excuse to head to the jungles which he loves to the core. On World Photography Day today, which falls ahead of his 50th birthday, the actor sums it up, "I am more comfortable behind a still camera than I am in front of a still camera."

The actor, who won the Best Debut Director at the National Film Awards for his film Swatantrya Veer Savarkar, confesses that his passion helped him on both personal and professional fronts.

"The camera helped me a lot in my direction. The compositions which I experimented with my still camera helped me a lot in framing the film shots. From how to bring attention to a certain part of the frame and how to make an ae...