Karnataka photographer builds house shaped like a camera, calls it 'Click'

Guwahati: A photography enthusiast from the city of Belgaum of Karnataka has taken his hobby to a whole another level after building a house shaped like a camera.

Karnataka couple Ravi and Krupa Hongalhave built a three-story house that resembles a DSLR camera, with a glass window shaped as a viewfinder and another as a lens. The design is complete with a wide film strip, a flash, a memory card, and sports the names of camera brands such as Canon, Nikon, and Epson. The interior design of the house is reportedly based around photography as well. They have aptly named the house "Click".

Co-incidentally, the couple has also named their three sons after the brand names. The eldest son, Canon said, "My friends used to ask me whether it was my real name. Now, I tell them yes, photography is my father's passion and hence he named me Canon."

Krupa Hongal said building this house has been a long-cherished dream of the family. "My husband is a photographer. It was our dream to build a house like a camera. We planned and built this house. We feel like we are living inside a different world, inside a camera. I am very proud of my husband," she said.

According to reports, 49 -year- old Ravi has been passionate about photography since he was a child and has been working as a photographer since 1986. He says that they had to borrow money from his relatives to built this house. He said, "We also sold our previous house to build this house. We had to spend over $95,000 in building this camera themed house."

Pictures of this unique house have gone viral on social media, with many users praising Ravi's passion and love for photography and ingenuity. It has also become a tourist attraction in Hongals' town.

"This is called love for the passion", said a Twitter user, while another user commented: "A camera-obsessed photographer from India builds a camera-shaped house! 49-year-old Ravi Hongal has spent over $95,000 building the 3-story house, which looks like a camera in the town of Belgaum in India." 

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