Bit of Photographer

Prasad Hapuarachchi was born in the valentine’s day (14^th February) 1972. He studied in Ananda Sastralaya Kotte, till he finishes his Advance Levels. Then he joined the National Institute of Business Management for one year full time Higher Diploma course in System Designs and Data Base Management Systems. With the successful completion of his examination he was offered the post of Customer care Engineer by Advantech Computer Systems (Pvt.) Ltd. In 1997 Prasad flew to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for a better movement of his carrier, as an executive secretary for a well establishes company in Riyadh. While being in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, he completed most of his higher studies and subsequently he got registered to the Ashworth College in Georgia for his Computer Degree. Obtaining the highest position among the Asian Region registered students; he completed his honors Degree as Bachelor of Science in Computer Management in the year 2004.

After that, he joined the Cellpower (Pvt) Ltd., as the General Manager of the Company and being the key person he handles all the international business. Cellpower (Pvt) Ltd is the authorized distributor for Motorola in Sri Lanka.

Prasad is a good musician too. He could obtain lot of awards for his music capabilities as a school boy.  He became First in all Island music competition twice.  Prasad is a good flutist and he can play most of Sri Lankan drums well. Other than this he is an artist who created masterpieces.  He was forced little bit away from composing of music and art creations by the full of activities as a General Manager and social works. But instead of those abilities, he came out with something else he really loves.

With his artistic talent he started clicking, commencing in 1999. First He started with Richo II camera. With the innovation of the digital technology he gradually shifted to Digital SLR, Nikon D70s in 2005, and Nikon D200 in 2007. Prasad is a nature loving person who lives with it every moment. After his marriage he shifted to Kaduwela, where he finds friendly environment surrounded by trees and paddy fields with different birds cry. This new location gave him a real boost to freeze more scenery with in his territory. Most probably on Sundays and other holidays Prasad could be found in paddy fields or in a location where there are birds suppose to be breathed.

Prasad’s busy life doesn’t allow him to travel out of Colombo constantly, but he definitely clicks several pictures every week since it is the only meditation he believed, to decrease the stress. Now it is his life style which cannot be ceased. He is a brilliant Micro Photographer who has captured many small insects and flies and flowers as well. While enjoying his hobby Prasad is in a mission with several others in nature and wild life conservation. He who fights for the rights of the nature faced for troubles with people who evade his idea. But with all his efforts he is in an unending mission with few people who support him.

Prasad is a father of two lovely kids and a lovely wife. By profession Chandima is a graduate school teacher with her only wish to be a teacher in a low facilitated government school. Her only ambition is to give more education to the poor kids who are unable to get fulfilled their requirements. Elder Son Induwara is Nine years old and younger daughter Yahansa is only 5 years old.  The son too, who follow his father’s footsteps wants to be a nature loving photographer. He started his very first clicking by capturing his own father’s images, by freezing his movements of capturing birds hiding behind the view finder.  Those are the only pictures that Prasad having while he is in action and one of it became Prasad’s face book profile picture.

As a nature lover and a stronger partner of nature conservation, Prasad is in his own mission with those who are in same dream.