Saagar Pateder

I mean seriously… a cat on a leash?

Shot on iPhone 13 Pro. Taken 12 February 2022.

Not the only sunset I’ll watch from the office.

Shot on iPhone 13 Pro. Taken 28 January 2022.

One day, I will embark on my Pacific Coast Highway road trip. This is why.

Shot on iPhone 13 Pro. Taken 30 December 2021.

I cannot express how irrationally terrified of these things my girlfriend got as we were hiking.

Shot on iPhone 13 Pro. Taken 4 December 2021.

I got to show a few friends from work around the second city I called home.

Shot on iPhone 13 Pro. Taken 13 November 2021.

A “strawberry tree” that I saw on Stanford’s campus.

Shot on iPhone 13 Pro. Taken 23 October 2021.

The Glass Animals concert in Houston was a nearly-religious experience. What a blast.

Shot on iPhone 11 Pro. Taken 11 September 2021.

Shot on iPhone 11 Pro. Taken16 July 2021.

The most memorable meal I had during my Europe trip was not at the two-Michelin-star restaurant in Paris (though that was good) - it was at “grandma’s house”, or so it felt. True hospitality.

Shot on iPhone 11 Pro. Taken 12 July 2021.

There are many bakeries in Paris, but this one is mine.

Shot on iPhone 11 Pro. Taken 12 July 2021.

The Calanques were a bit of nature in the middle of an otherwise city-heavy Europe trip, which was as refreshing as swimming in the water here.

Shot on iPhone 11 Pro. Taken 6 July 2021.

Shot on iPhone 11 Pro. Taken 2 July 2021.

Inside of the Sagrada Familia, one of the most impressive and spectacular buildings I’ve ever encountered.

Shot on iPhone 11 Pro. Taken 1 July 2021.

Shot on iPhone 11 Pro. Taken 26 June 2021.

In Andalucia, what about $3 will buy you. Truth be told, this was the best breakfast I ate the entire trip. The olive oil was next level; I now understand Gordon Ramsay couldn’t handle just a touch.

Shot on iPhone 11 Pro. Taken 25 June 2021.

Taken by my father on 21 May 2021.

An academic advisor, a mentor.

Taken by my father on 20 May 2021.

Shot on iPhone 11 Pro. Taken 24 April 2021.

Shot on iPhone 11 Pro. Taken 10 April 2021.

I dragged my friends here because of the song, I just didn’t expect to see this.

Shot on iPhone 11 Pro. Taken 17 January 2021.

Looking out off of Big Bend's South Rim. It is truly incredible.

Shot on iPhone 11 Pro. Taken 14 January 2021.

Shot on iPhone 11 Pro. Taken 31 December 2020.

Shot on iPhone 11 Pro. Taken 31 December 2020.

Shot on iPhone 11 Pro. Taken 15 November 2020.

Hoofin’s at it again. Most people had no idea what was coming. A reminder that Lollipop moments exist.

Shot on iPhone 11 Pro. Taken 29 October 2020.

I remember ditching my friends to hike this on my own, and I honestly can’t say I have any regrets. There’s something to be said about experiencing the beauty of Zion NP with just your thoughts.

Shot on iPhone XS. Taken 19 July 2020.

Shot on iPhone XS. Taken 8 July 2020.

Shot on iPhone 11 Pro. Taken 6 July 2020.

Part of the George Floyd protests at the Texas Capitol.

Shot on iPhone XS. Taken 31 May 2020.

Our apartment whiteboard where my roommate discovered a startling fact. Notice the subtle reflection of the massive American flag we had hung up.

Shot on iPhone XS. Taken May 28, 2020.

Shot on iPhone XS. Taken on 19 May 2020

Shot on iPhone XS. Taken 26 April 2020.

The city I called home for years, and hope to return to one way. Taken around the beginning of the pandemic, it was strange to see a busy city so calm.

Shot on iPhone XS. Taken on 12 April 2020.

The first time I went to White Sands, it had only recently been designated as a National Park (to the point that the sign out front said National Monument). We went around sunset.

Shot on Pixel 3. Taken 15 January 2020.

Somewhere in Japan, my dad and I went on a very light hike of sorts. I don’t really even remember who shot this.

Shot on my father’s Canon EOS 80D. Taken 30 December 2019.

The Atomic Bomb Dome in Hiroshima. The atom bomb exploded just a couple hundred meters away from this building, and this is all that remains. Most of everything else got flattened.

Shot on iPhone 11 Pro. Taken 29 December 2019.

Kinkaku-ji, near Kyoto.

Shot on iPhone 11 Pro. Taken 24 December 2019.

The best food we had in Japan was a small little ramen (soba?) shop in Kyoto. I didn’t spill a single drop on my $14 jacket from Uniqlo, and thank God for that.

Shot on iPhone 11 Pro. Taken 23 December 2019.

Kazaridaru (sake barrels) at Meiji Shrine.

Shot on iPhone 11 Pro. Taken 22 December 2019.

Shot on Pixel 3. Taken 15 September 2019.

Something I saw on a nature hike.

Shot on Pixel 3. Taken 15 September 2019.

Shot on Pixel 3. Taken 16 August 2019.

Shot on Pixel 3. Taken 7 July 2019.

The View from the top of Breckenridge’s Peak 8.

Shot on Pixel 3. Taken 5 July 2019.

Monochromatic edit. The roof of the EER during the rain.

Shot on Pixel 3. Taken 8 May 2019.

En la Catedral Metropolitana de la Ciudad de México.

Shot on Pixel 3. Taken 17 March 2019.

Shot on Pixel 3. Taken 16 February 2019.

The surface of the blue marble isn’t exactly smooth. I took this at 38,000 feet, through the window on the flight back from Amsterdam to the US.

Shot on Pixel 3. Taken 1 January 2019.

Taken through the window of our turboprop plane as we flew a few thousands feet above Uganda. The country is remarkably lush, and it’s as beautiful from the sky as it is from the ground.

Shot on Pixel 3. Taken 30 December 2018.

An experience unlike any other. For the majority of our observation time, the gorillas just ate and walked around - but the longer you’re there, the more human it feels.

Canon EOS 80D. Taken 29 December 2018.

At Mahogany Springs Lodge in Bwindi, a giant 400-year old towers over the landscape. I still don’t know whether the tree was intentionally trimmed to resemble the shape of Africa.

Shot on Pixel 3. Taken 28 December 2018.

During the trek through the forest to see chimpanzees, the trees after often overlooked.

Shot on Pixel 3. Taken 25 December 2018.

Taken during my trip to Uganda. It’s probably not actually an aloe plant, but it still looks cool.

Shot on Pixel 3. Taken 25 December 2018.

A carcass we saw on a safari drive in Uganda, picked clean.

Shot on Pixel 3. Taken 23 December 2018.

We saw this red-tailed monkey traversing the trees in the hotel we were staying at.

Shot on my father’s Canon EOS 80D. Taken 23 December 2018.

A chimpanzee takes a siesta after foraging the trees above for food. The zoom lens came in handy here.

Canon EOS 80D. Taken 23 December 2018.

A sign I came across while traversing South Congress with a friend.

Shot on Pixel 3. Taken 8 December 2018.

Taken in Chicago, though I forget which building it is.

Shot on Pixel 2 XL. Taken 21 July 2018.

Some plants along the sidewalk.

Shot on Pixel XL. Taken 9 June 2018.

Shot while walking through a park in downtown Seattle. The reds and pinks pop out of an otherwise dreary landscape.

Shot on Pixel XL. Taken 28 May 2018.

Taken during a hike along a trail in Thetis Lake National Park, British Columbia. No software portrait.

Shot on Pixel XL. Taken 26 May 2018.

A mock-fisheye shot taken from the top of Mt. Douglas, BC, using software to stitch together images. You can see some errors in the middle of the photo, and in the sky.

Shot on Pixel XL. Taken 26 May 2018.

Along Beach Dr. in Victoria, British Columbia.

Shot on Pixel 2. Taken on 26 May 2018.

Taken while visiting the Butchart Gardens, in Victoria. No software trickery with portrait mode - I just got the camera close to the subject and focused on the front.

Shot on Pixel 2. Taken 25 May 2018.

Inside the Japanese Garden, at Butchart Gardens, British Columbia.

Shot on Pixel 2. Taken 25 May 2018.

Taken while visiting the Butchart Gardens, in Victoria.

Shot on Pixel 2. Taken 25 May 2018.

Taken while visiting the Butchart Gardens, in Victoria.

Shot on Pixel 2. Taken 25 May 2018.

Taken while visiting the Butchart Gardens, in Victoria. No software trickery with portrait mode - I just got the camera close to the subject and focused on the front.

Shot on Pixel 2. Taken 25 May 2018.

Colorful and tasty.

Shot on Pixel XL. Taken 24 May 2018.

On the walls in downtown Austin.

Shot on Pixel XL. Taken 28 April 2018.

Taken on Spring Break, at Caprock Canyons State Park.

Shot on Misha’s DSLR (Canon EOS 6D). Taken 13 March 2018.

The comrades on campus (Revolutionary Student Front) decided to dye Littlefield Fountain red. I jumped out of accounting to take this.

Shot on Pixel XL. Taken 8 March 2018.

Shot on Pixel XL. Taken 3 February 2018.

Taken at Keystone.

Shot on Pixel XL. Taken 30 December 2017.

Shot on Pixel XL. Taken 23 November 2017.

Shot on my father’s DSLR. Taken 27 May 2017.

Shot on OnePlus 3T. Taken 27 May 2017.

The summit of Mt. Kilimanjaro. I dreamed about this for days.

Taken on an old camera that managed to withstand the freezing temperatures, at 6:55 AM, on 22 April 2013.