Legendary
musician
Ilaiyaraaja,
who
loves
photography,
says
he
doesn't
enjoy
it
any
more
because
digital
photography
is
not
so
fascinating.
"Since
everything
became
digital,
I
lost
interest
in
clicking
pictures.
There's
not
enough
depth
in
digital
pictures
that
you
can
get
with
a
film
roll.
We
have
destroyed
something
wonderful
by
introducing
digital," Ilaiyaraaja
told
IANS.
He
got
so
busy
with
his
music
career
that
he
could
hardly
find
time
to
pursue
photography
and
says
that
it
was
only
while
travelling
that
he
clicked.
Despite
the
time
constraint,
Ilaiyaraaja
has
taken
over
5000
pictures
in
over
three
decades
and
recently
unveiled
his
work
at
a
photo
exhibition
here.
"I
started
clicking
pictures
in
1978.
I
could
never
take
out
time
for
it
but
clicked
as
many
as
possible
while
travelling.
I
love
taking
pictures
of
nature.
I
still
possess
several
cameras
that
I
bought
over
the
years.
I
have
clicked
over
5000
pictures,"
Ilaiyaraaja
told
IANS.
Some
of
the
pictures
had
an
impact
on
the
maestro.
"I
used
to
capture
something
real
and
moving.
There's
life
in
my
pictures
and
they
are
not
random
clicks.
Once,
I
clicked
a
small
girl
crying
in
Bangalore.
I
was
moved
by
it.
I
clicked
her
picture
but
minutes
later
she
disappeared.
I
couldn't
find
her
again,"
he
said.
Ilaiyaraaja
plans
to
take
his
photo
exhibition
to
other
cities
as
well
as
abroad.
"There
are
plans
to
do
it
in
other
cities
of
Tamil
Nadu
such
as
Coimbatore.
I
also
plan
to
organise
one
abroad
for
my
fans
in
Dubai,
Singapore
and
London.
These
are
just
ideas
we
are
working
on,"
he
added.
As
a
celebrated
musician,
he
has
composed
music
for
over
900
films
in
several
languages.
He
is
all
set
to
soon
start
working
on
filmmaker
R
Balakrishnan's
Hindi
project
with
Amitabh
Bachchan
and
Dhanush.
IANS