3rd December 2000
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Wild images
'You need patience,' says Vajira Wijeguna-wardene. 'Patience and some luck too.'
He's being modest, for patience and luck notwithstanding, you need skill. And this young man sure has the ability to capture aspects of the country's wildlife in wonderful ways. Just a glance at his enchanting photos of lazy leopards or the elephants in the bush will convince you of the passion
behind
the lens.
Vajira, 30, works as an investment banker but his love for nature nurtured
by his parents when he was just a tot, through holidays in the country's
wildlife parks never left him through the growing up years and subsequent
higher studies in the U.K. He began photography in earnest on his return
from England and today still finds time to escape to the wild 'for two
or three days at least' every month to 
pursue
his hobby.
The results of his trips will be featured in 'Wild Images', his maiden photo-exhibition to be held at the BMICH on December 8 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and on December 9 and 10 from 9 a.m to 8 p.m.
Expeditions to Yala and Minneriya, two of his favourite places in the
country have yielded a wealth of 
diverse
images. Vajira stresses the need for those interested in wildlife photography
to use fast lenses, essential he says for capturing the quick movements
of animals and birds.
'Sri Lanka is a biodiversity hotspot," says this young man, and he hopes that through his photography he may be able to evoke more interest in preserving our unique heritage. 'It's not late," he says. To this end, he is also working on a book which will document this wealth of nature.
Vajira's exhibition is sponsored National Insurance Corporation with the prints by Fuji Film.
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