Rohan Shrestha got to live his dream recently as he had the chance to shoot actor Ryan Reynolds. The photographer reveals that when he got a call to shoot Reynolds, he was at a loss of words. “I had the biggest smile on my face and it’s more special when you are a fan,” he says.

Raving the Hollywood actor’s professionalism, he says, “Ryan is a director’s actor. He will ask you what you want from him, and he will deliver that. He understood my process and was very technical about his questions. Even when he does improvs, he asks for feedback. For any technician, it’s great to work in an environment where your opinion is valued. But when he is on camera, he has this wit. His one-liners are epic. Sometimes, it’s not what he says, but how he delivers it and its timing, and then everyone is just hysterically laughing. Interacting with him felt like I was talking to a regular guy.”

A lot of Shrestha’s conversation with Reynolds revolved around an old project of the actor. “I mentioned how I loved his 1998 show Two Guys, A Girl And A Pizza Place. He was really surprised and told me that it is one of his most favourite parts. Talking to him one-on-one, on something I was a fan of 25 years ago, just made me feel fortunate about these gifts that life gives you. Sometimes, you also go through the imposter syndrome, like how the hell am I here?,” he jokes.

Earlier, the 39-year-old photographed footballer Lionel Messi, which, he says, was “my eternal goal. It felt like I had climbed Mount Everest.” Now, basketball legend Michael Jordan is next on his wishlist.