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Netflix Shows Every Photographer Must Watch

  Netflix Shows if you love Photography Chasing Ice PG-13 | 1h 15 min | Documentary IMDB: 7.8/10 Rotten Tomatoes: 7.5/10 National Geographic photographer James Balog is on a quest to capture the affects of global warming. Watch it all unfold in beautiful time-lapse videos. Takeaway for your Photography Photo journalism at its best. National Geographic photographer James Balog shows it like it is. It was not an easy job and borderline dangerous to film the locations in given conditions. Despite this there is beautiful photography in the film. The passion of the team is admirable and motivating. The biggest takeaway is to learn how to photograph in extreme conditions. It is a must see show if you love photography. 5/5 rating from me. Tales by the Light 23 min | Documentary | Tv-mini Series IMDB: 8.4/10 Rotten Tomatoes: 94% liked it Every episode is based on a photographer where they follow their adventures. Watch how the...

Islamabad to Ratti Gali Lake Kashmir

Ratti Gali Lake The Plan It all started with a plan(unlike most other things). The plan was to go somewhere scenic, be close to nature, break the office rut, do some short trek, enjoy the weather, the landscape and come back safe and sound. Too many wants I know but Alhumdolillah it went as planned(unlike most other things). There were alternate options including Dudipatsar Lake and Aanso Lake. We decided to go ahead with Ratti Gali Lake. We had 3 days to spare and wanted to make every hour count. And boy we are so glad we chose Ratti Gali. Ratti Gali in Azad Kashmir is approximately 16 hours away from Islamabad. Which depends on the road conditions, the time of the day and year you travel. Trip Itinerary Islamabad to Muzaffarabad:  3-4 hour journey Muzaffarabad to Doarian: ~6 hour journey depending on traffic and road conditions Doarian to Lake base camp: 2.5 hour jeep drive Base camp to Lake: 1 hour easy trek Islamabad to Muzaffarabad: 8...

Islamabad to Skardu Trip

I really wanted to see Skardu and finally this summer(2017) decided to do it. This blog post is about the trip. Destinations covered, the difficulties we faced and why you should do it too if you are a nature lover. Pakistan has so much to offer that it boggles my mind. In a very little span of time and distance you can see terrain ranging from lush green cold mountains, spectacular lakes, barren desert, an entire national park blossoming with flowers to a city which gives you an idea what would be the weather in hell. Here is the trip itinerary plotted on google maps. Trip Itinerary Trip Days: 6 Day 1: Islamabad to Naran Day 2: Naran to Rama Day 3: Rama to Skardu via Deosai Day 4: Skardu to Shigger and back to Skardu Day 5: Skardu to Chillas Day 6: Chillas to Islamabad Total Distance covered: 1342 KM Cities/District Covered:  Balakot Kaghan Naran Rama Skardu Shiger Chillas Lakes Covered:  Lulu Sar Rama Sheosar Sadpara Jarba Zou Upper K...