‘Maybe he was a wrestler in his previous life’. This is what I thought when I first met Rajneesh….:)

I quickly discovered, though, that Rajneesh is a gentle giant albeit an absolute pro at street and portrait photography.

And the same goes for Tashun Ma’am Sonali…:)

They say that people are blessed with either being great behind the lens or in front of it. Sonali, is one of the rare individuals who is a great portrait photographer and incredibly photogenic herself.

The two of them are great instructors, laid back and have loads of patience keeping track of the group in a super chaotic environment like the Pushkar fair.

This is my second XploringLight tour and I was left wondering the same question I had after my first tour with them:

‘with everything that they provide and arrange for, how could this company be making any money at all?’

Truly, this company provides exceptional value for money.

I guess the Pushkar Fair is on the bucket list of many photographers – both professional and hobbyist alike- When I stumbled upon the Pushkar photo tour by Xploring Light, I quickly realized that this was adjacent to Xploring Rajasthan. That made my decision easy and I signed up for both these tours.

I must express that these were one of the best photo tours (cum workshops) I attended. Jassi -our mentor for Xploring Rajasthan – was very dedicated in creating and exploring photo opportunities for us participants. He did not carry his camera on some occasions so we had his undivided attention.
Secondly, the focus was on overall mentoring with emphasis on the pre-snapping thought process and not so much on the technical aspects of photography. Which helped me in understanding myself better as a photographer.
Thankfully this focus on mentoring carried over into the Pushkar tour with Rajneesh and Sonali. The critique/review sessions in the evening were especially helpful for me.

I came back with happy memories, good photos and great moments shared not just with the mentors but the whole group/s.

I would highly recommend Xploring Light to everyone.

I am certain to join Xploring Light on another photo adventure – until then…

I have been for a few photo tours … but this was my first time in India and it surely Stands Out.. This was maiden tour with Xploring Light…. in 2018 Nov I went to Pushkar Fair with them… the tour was very well organised… they were complete professionals … we had an excellent tutorial on portraits in the midst of the fair ground… the models (local girls) were simply amazing and was such a pleasure to capture them… Both the mentors were fantastic.. a special mention to Rajneesh for patiently listening to all our queries , seeing our images and answering to our questions….. every evening we would have a review session with the entire group and that was immensely helpful… I was  lucky to be a part of an amazing group …. we were a bunch of fun loving, friendly, like minded photo enthusiasts…. which made this tour Super fun… looking forward to many more tours with Xploring Light…

I had just purchased my DSLR a month before and decided to go for the Vibrant Pushkar Photo Tour. The Vibrant Pushkar photo tour was my first photo tour. Being a beginner in photography, Jassi sir and Rajneesh sir guided me and provided a lot of encouragement. The review sessions helped me to click better pictures. I could see the improvement in the quality of my photos daily. I had submitted four photos for an exhibition out of which three were selected and one of them is put on display for a year. The entire group was also helping me out, motivating and correcting me. Thank you Jassi sir, Rajneesh sir and the entire group for encouraging and guiding me and also for making the trip a massive success and an unforgettable experience.

Since this is our first trip to North India, I was initially hesitant to sign on.  Jassi’s prompt responses to my many inquires allayed my concerns by helping with transportation logistics.
Xploring Light exceeded my expectations.  Our mentors, Jassi and Rajneesh offered expert instructions, patient guidance and constructive feedback.  Their passion and professionalism were awe inspiring.  Fellow participants warmly shared Indian culture and hospitality.
We will treasure memories of this Pushkar photographic experience.

I have taken a photo tour with Xploring Light to Pushkar 2017. It has been a wonderful experience on all levels. The whole tour was very well organised with respect to travel, stay, logistics, food etc. the group was very enthusiastic towards learning and sharing photography techniques and skills. Most importantly, it was an excellent opportunity to experiment with the various techniques of light, exposure, depth of field, colour, natural n street photography experiences, photographing a model n constant coaching n guidance by our mentor! It was an enjoyable, hands-on n practical experience n I would love to participate in more such opportunities in future.

Jassi and his team organised an excellent photo tour of Pushkar. They made a lot of effort to ensure that we were able to experience the Camel fair with all its nuances and richness and the lighting class by Rajneesh, early in the morning at the camel ground was of immense help. The evening review of the images by Jassi was very helpful in understanding how we could improve upon our craft. All in all, a wonderful photo tour of “Vibrant Pushkar” by Xploring Light.

On conclusion of long and busy academic careers, I and my wife Neelam decided to combine travel and photography as our post retirement engagement. In looking to initiate the interest, we really turned lucky in having come across Xploring Light as the tour organisers and photomentors rolled into one. We joined their Mesmerising Ladakh tour in the summer of 2016. We greatly enjoyed the experience and also learnt photography literally from scratch,  thanks primarily to the caliber and competence of Mr. Jassi Oberoi as both organiser and photomentor of the trip.

When Xploring Light announced their inaugural phototour of Varanasi in Nov 2016, joining them was a logical decision for me given my excellent experience with them in Ladakh.  But on reaching Varanasi two challenges emerged unexpectedly and surely would have doomed the tour. First demonitisation was announced only a few days earlier and due to his personal emergency Mr. Jassi Oberoi could not make it to Varanasi. While due to these challenges the tour could have been a fiasco,  Xploring Light produced another rabbit out of their hat, in form of Mr. Rajneesh Panwar, who again turned out to be an excellent organiser and a wonderful photomentor.

Hats off to Xploring Light for this another absolutely flawless photo tour. I thoroughly enjoyed the tour and made excellent new friends. All I can say is that me and my wife Neelam are more or less permanent clients and do look forward to a long association with the Xploring Light.