The photo exhibition included nature pictures shot by friends Samarth Parab (11) and Esha Parab (9) during their visit to Ladakh earlier this year, and a collection of abstract snapshots on the Konkan belt, shot by Aditya Mandalik (14).

Young shutterburg Samarth, who was in Ladakh for a mere 15 days in June, said he was so overwhelmed by the beauty and the serenity of the region that he shot up to 8,000 pictures with his Cannon Powershot 8 Megapixel camera. “At the time of shooting, I was not thinking of displaying or selling the pictures. But now, my frames are selling for Rs 2,000 each,” he said. Till Sunday, Samarth had already sold five pictures from his collection.

Every November, Nehru Centre reserves a week before and after Children’s Day to showcase children’s paintings. “This year, my father contacted the centre with my portfolio and they decided to display photographs instead,” explained Samarth. Esha and Aditya, who already had their own collection, later joined Samarth.

The youngsters agreed that they were greatly influenced by the scenes they saw during their travel, and captured them in frames.