Name: Yash Bothra
Home country: Jaipur Rajasthan (Northwest of India)
Semester: 3rd
Home country: Jaipur Rajasthan (Northwest of India)
Semester: 3rd
Had you ever visited Europe before?
No, Germany was my first country in Europe.
No, Germany was my first country in Europe.
When you arrived in Germany, did you have kind of a cultural shock?
Yes, a big one. One of the biggest differences I recognized quite fast is the interaction between boys and girls. In India it is a big thing, especially for guys because you have to meet the father of the girl to ask him for any permission, so you have to go through a lot of communication channels and processes.
Yes, a big one. One of the biggest differences I recognized quite fast is the interaction between boys and girls. In India it is a big thing, especially for guys because you have to meet the father of the girl to ask him for any permission, so you have to go through a lot of communication channels and processes.
So what do you like and dislike about Germany?
I love the beer and drinking, it is on another level here in Germany but in a positive way.
What I really dislike it the food, especially Kaesespaetzle.
I love the beer and drinking, it is on another level here in Germany but in a positive way.
What I really dislike it the food, especially Kaesespaetzle.
When did you start to take pictures and who inspired you?
I started when I was about 13, when I got my first camera and since then I like to do it.
Well it fascinated me when my father and grandfather took pictures of our family or when we traveled around and they seemed to have so much fun taking pictures.
I started when I was about 13, when I got my first camera and since then I like to do it.
Well it fascinated me when my father and grandfather took pictures of our family or when we traveled around and they seemed to have so much fun taking pictures.
Do you have a favorite object you like to take pictures of?
I prefer abstract thing in combination with people or landscapes but mostly I like night photography. But I am still exploring myself, what I am good at and what I can do.
I prefer abstract thing in combination with people or landscapes but mostly I like night photography. But I am still exploring myself, what I am good at and what I can do.
Why did you started as the ESB Photographer?
I arrived a week later than the other students who were already joining a resort, I asked my mentee what to do, who told me; I should go to the photo resort because no one applied for it.
So I thought about the photo club in my hometown which I joined 5 years ago and where I learned how to work with pictures and cameras in a more professional way.
I arrived a week later than the other students who were already joining a resort, I asked my mentee what to do, who told me; I should go to the photo resort because no one applied for it.
So I thought about the photo club in my hometown which I joined 5 years ago and where I learned how to work with pictures and cameras in a more professional way.
What was your first event?
My first event was the 'All in White' party and at this night I shot more than 700 pictures within 3 hours. Since then I went to every party, shot the pictures, processed them over night & upload them the next day before people ask for them.
But I also take pictures at business events like the IBF or last year’s FIFO and other events which are somehow related to the ESB.
My first event was the 'All in White' party and at this night I shot more than 700 pictures within 3 hours. Since then I went to every party, shot the pictures, processed them over night & upload them the next day before people ask for them.
But I also take pictures at business events like the IBF or last year’s FIFO and other events which are somehow related to the ESB.
Is it sometimes annoying when you can’t party because you have to take pictures?
Oh yes, it’s sometimes annoying because at the parties all of my friends are dancing and I stay somewhere taking pictures. In that case I put my camera away for 5 minutes, go dancing and then rush back to it. I like what I’m doing but I need a little bit less intensity of it, because people are expecting way too much.
Oh yes, it’s sometimes annoying because at the parties all of my friends are dancing and I stay somewhere taking pictures. In that case I put my camera away for 5 minutes, go dancing and then rush back to it. I like what I’m doing but I need a little bit less intensity of it, because people are expecting way too much.
What is the most difficult thing about taking pictures of so many people?
Sitting in front of the screen and going through all the 600 pictures of 1 night. Especially if you have 10 pictures of the same group and they all look similar and you have to figure out which is the best one to upload.
Sitting in front of the screen and going through all the 600 pictures of 1 night. Especially if you have 10 pictures of the same group and they all look similar and you have to figure out which is the best one to upload.
What is your biggest Pro and Con about taking the pictures for the ESB?
My biggest pro is that I get to meet a lot of people, and the biggest con is that I don’t get paid for it.
My biggest pro is that I get to meet a lot of people, and the biggest con is that I don’t get paid for it.
What advice do you have for your successors?
Be patient
Be patient
