Sakshi Kapoor – Passionate about Cricket Photography

he first time she got an assignment to cover a cricket match ,which was in January 2015, it was a huge challenge. Not only she had to cover 3 T20 matches in a day and night schedule, but it was for 8 continuous days. Although she began her photography career in January 2014 covering other sports and assignments,  the first assignment in cricket was well accepted by her as she drew inspiration from other sports photographers. She passed that test. It was at Mumbai Police Gymkhana wherein the biggest challenge was to locate the best of the angles to shoot and give variations to her clicks from ground level.  Young Sakshi Kapoor and has arrived on the cricketing scene. Her ability to learn fast is her strength as she is not the one who will take a back step confronting new challenges.

The best part of her work is she enjoys what she does and clicking photos in a cricket match is fast and furious. She realised that Cricket photography is not just the art of light and shadow but situations and context to click at the right moment.

While most of the action happens in the centre of the pitch, the biggest challenge to click is when the   fielder is flying horizontally in the air trying to catch the ball says Sakshi.

Very recently she covered the Bhinmal Senior League which got over just yesterday with tremendous enthusiasm.

She also is not the one who would go for safe photos always but goes  for variations during an game and that  is what differentiates a photographer and good photographer. Good photographs under floodlights is another challenge.

Being a women she realised photography as a career needs family support, since there are only a handful  of women who are in this field. With her stints earlier with Media houses, Sakshi has taken this bold step of making a mark of  her own in photography .

This is just the beginning for photography  in cricket for her  but she has a long way to go. One thing is for sure that the amount of cricket played in our country and city, the opportunities are huge for her. Sakshi  hopes to make it big  one day not only in other sport but in cricket too. Sky is the limit for her. We wish her all the best.