Times Passion Trail Undersea Photography in Andaman

• Times Passion Trails is all set to take 16 shutterbugs on a breathtaking journey into the Andaman Blue from January 22 to 27, 2016. This event conducted by Times of India in association with Yatra.com.
• Times Passion Trail (TPT) is a unique travel program which will help people actualize their passion in photography, cooking, cycling
• Taking the baton forward from last year, this year more trails and more passions have been added. This year the candidates will be selected from 9 regular national trails and 24-weekend trails in their cities.
  • Regular Trails: These are trails which happen over a period of 4-10 days and gives the candidate an opportunity to travel with Experience Architect and sharpen their skills in their passion with his experience and knowledge.
  • Weekend Trails: These are a truncated version of the regular trail, offering the similar experience in cities. Also, these trails help the participant understand their passion more and help them actualize it in a shorter span of time.
• Experience Architects are the experts or the best in the field that shall be curating the entire experience for the candidates. For the first few trails, we have:
  • Rajesh Kalra: Cycling Guru, Chief Editor and Vice President Times Internet
  • Ricky Kej: Grammy Winner, Musician-producer and Composer
  • Pushpesh Pant: Indian academic, food critic and historian
  • Kunal Kapur: Renowned Chef and Judge at MasterChef India
  • Rajesh Bedi: National lifetime achievement award winning Wildlife Photographer
• KEY HIGHLIGHTS
  • Sessions on Techniques behind Underwater photography by renowned photographer Sumer Verma
  • Six dives into the waters with instructors for clicking flora and fauna
  • Local-Sightseeing at Andaman

Times Passion Trail Undersea Photography in Andaman Reward

DAY 1

• Arrive at Chidiya Tapu
• Briefing by the Instructors
• Sessions on Underwater Photography
• Talk on Marine Ecology

DAY 2

• 1^st Dive for Photography Underwater
• Sessions on basics of doing Photography Underwater
• An introductory session on Marine Life

DAY 3

• Diving and Photography
• Session on “Specialization in Underwater Photography’
• Session on Lifecycles Of Marine and challenges of growing up in an Ocean Environment

DAY 4

• Diving and Photography
• Assessments and Feedback by Sumer Verma
• Talk on “Everything is connected’

DAY 5

• Underwater Flag Hoisting on Republic Day
• Visit Ross Island and enjoy the view
• Visit a sound and light show at Cellular Jail

DAY 6

Fly Out

Times Passion Trail Undersea Photography in Andaman Application Process

Candidates are free to register for as many trails as they like to be a part of, but final participation is based on selection criteria as specified by each expert.

• Step 1: Candidates have to Register on the website with their email id or with their social properties (Facebook or Google)
• Step 2: Thereafter they have to move to ‘My Passions’ page and complete their profile.
• Step 3: Candidates have to choose ‘Passions’ from the list displayed or suggest the organizing team a passion.
• Step 4: All relevant trails are then populated to the user basis as per the selected preference.
• Step 5: The candidates can also navigate on the website by visiting various ‘Passion’ pages. Each passion page then display the list of trails on offer.
• Step 6: Fee payment: At the time of registration process candidates will be asked to pay a registration amount of Rs. 1000 as a token amount. This amount will be available throughout the year in the wallet and can be used as a confirmation towards the interest in a particular trail.

This registration amount can also be used to be a part of the upcoming Weekend Trails.

Times Passion Trail Undersea Photography in Andaman Selection Process

• Once registered the expert will have access to the basic details along with answers to questions on selected passion
• Based on this data and the interaction with the expert on the social media platform (Passion communities or Tribes) the expert will announce the final participant list for the tour
• Once selected candidates shall be given a timeframe to pay the participation fee for the trail.
• The final list of the participants will be announced on the website and social media platforms.

Phone:  0124 3040700