Alcatraz
Impressionist Street
These inherited insecurities left a deep ‘never to be filled’ void on my psyche. Emptiness and restlessness have become an integral part of me. I have always found myself in a dilemma, trying out different ways to fill this emptiness. Photography became the outcome of this void. I enrolled myself into photography classes being held at Triveni Kala Sangam, a prestigious art Centre in Delhi. As time passed and I found myself skilled in this medium, I was soon shooting products for
The Lucre Wool Yarn and Fabric Factory
Welcome to Baraholka
For the older generation, it is also a place of nostalgia for the times of their youth, when they danced to the "garmoshka" (free-reed wind instrument) and gramophone, when schoolchildren wore the same uniform, and adults received the same salary, with which they could buy the same things. Those times are gone, but in Russia there are still a lot of reminders of them - and the farther from big cities, the more. But such a concentration of the Soviet past, as in the «baraholka on Udelnaya”, you
Venice at a Time Like No Other
COVID-19 has stabbed Venice to her heart - a city that would be normally worth 3.2 billion U.S. dollars in annual tourism-related revenue. Like hundreds of European towns, she has suffered the mortal wound of the two-month lockdown restrictions that have kept millions of Italians and foreign tourists at home for nearly two months. Venice is like the Grand Dame of International tourism. A must-see, the honeymoon dream destination, the town that no self-respecting traveler can leave out of
A Handful of Hands
A gesture of the hand is a form of non-verbal or non-vocal communication, which expresses feelings, emotions, thoughts, messages and many more things. This body language expresses blessings, power or a gentle feeling of fondness. Sometimes a hand gesture embodies a Mudra. A commonly found Mudra is often depicted in Buddhist art which signifies the act of teaching or reassurance. Representation of such hand gestures are visible in various art forms across the world. Great Italian painters
The Mystery of Mannequins
Since the rise of consumer society about 150 years ago, mannequins are an indispensable part of modern city life. Inevitably, they have also become a popular motive for street photographers. Our mute friends figure prominently in Eugène Atget's pictures of 1920s Paris and in Vivian Maier's work from mid-twentieth-century New York. Lee Friedlander captured some of them in his self-portraits, and later he even published a whole photobook on the subject - in “Mannequins”, slim bodies are melting
Home Under Lockdown
It was the beginning of new year, 2020, and mankind faced one of the biggest challenges in terms of the coronavirus pandemic. Our lives changed in terms of everything. Most parts of the world were under lockdown as a part of preventive measures against the disease. In India too, the government adopted the policy of a countrywide lockdown in March 2020. We had work from home and few others were just idle awaiting the saga to end. I used my time with my camera seeing what my family was doing in
River Rejuvenation
A peaceful river or a filthy drain? A place to worship or a garbage dump? Development that exploits or growth that preserves and sustains? The view of an emaciated Yamuna lying clogged and polluted at Kalindi Kunj Ghat evokes many of these questions, doubts and more. As the newly built pink coded Metro perched atop grey columns runs through the river ferrying passengers to far flung parts of the city, this generation of a change in public transportation presents a starke contrast with the
Pale Blue Dress
Human beings have waged war since the dawn of time. They have played war for almost as long. Roman emperors staged massive battle reenactments in the Colosseum, with casts of slaves and prisoners of war fighting literally for their lives. Two thousand years later, Buffalo Bill Cody concluded performances of his Wild West Show with a reenactment of the Battle of Little Big Horn. No one died – the bullets were blanks, the scalping sleight of hand – but Cody’s company did include Lakota warriors