New Delhi, Feb 06: As he prepares to release his third pictorial tribute to the late Indira Gandhi, India's celebrated lensman Raghu Rai rues that today's politicians no longer enthuse him to click.
"They don't remote... For a photographer it is the expressions more than the looks, that count," says Rai.
However, he feels President Kalam would be interesting to picturise. "He is so alive, and responds to situations immediately."
"There is a breath of fresh air in Rashtrapati Bhavan after a long time... Kalam is a happy-go person and whatever he says is so meaningful," says Rai, winner of many national and international awards, including the Padma Shri.
Laloo Prasad is another person who Rai considers photogenic and worth capturing. "His expressions also dilute very fast and he would be any photographer's delight."
However, he says his favourite subjects have been Mother Teresa and Indira Gandhi. "The mother had a serene mystical quality about her while Indira Gandhi was a symbol of force and power. The two left an indelible mark on India," he says.
Rai has already published two books each on both of them. The third in the series on the Mother and the former Prime Minister and coming out this month.
"Many of the photos in the new collection have not been used before. They are politically relevant today also," he says adding the book on Indira Gandhi is a journey backwards... India has seen so many Prime Ministers after her but she was a different class.
Bureau Report
