8/4/2018
PUNE: Mayur
Arbune and his associates in Pune Dusk and Maharashtra ig, two photography
groups that document the city, have organized so-called photo-walks in the past
but on Saturday they opted for a slightly different tack.
“Previously, we did photo-walks centred around heritage
projects, where participants had to go around a certain area and photograph
anything of historical and cultural significance. This year, we combined our
love for photography with a cleanliness drive,” Arbune said.
Their pre-event e-mail was simple, inviting people to gather
at Bhide bridge, located behind Deccan Gymkhana bus terminus, in the early
hours of Saturday. The participants had to get any camera they had — from
professional cameras to cellphone ones — and walk along the river, in and
around the Deccan Gymkhana area, the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC)
building, and in the Narayanpeth area of the old city, all of which are on
either bank of the Mutha River.
“The idea was to take pictures of the city in a way they
wished but also combine cleanliness with the activity. Out here, each of the
participants had to choose an area they wished to work in, and first had to
take a picture of the area. Then, they had to clean it with the help of
equipment that we had provided along with some of our partners. After they are
done, they would have to take a picture of the cleaned area as well,” Arbune
added.
The cleanliness drive aside, where the organizers provided
gloves, face masks, and garbage bins, participants also took pictures of their
surroundings in an “artistic” way, as the organizers termed it.
The drive attracted curious eyes. Locals joined in and so did
the traffic cops stationed nearby. “I guess about a 100 people attended our
drive. Most of them were young students,” said one of the organizers.
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