For Tomorrow
One thing that Covid19 and the current socio-economic situation has taught us, is that there is nothing more agonising than […]
My meeting with Orwell and Huxley
Do I love photography or do I merely love the idea of photography? I kept asking myself that question as my personal life and art practice went through a rollercoaster…. We artists are scared of censorship and a lack of resources at our disposal. But we failed to realise that the biggest pain was pleasure itself. Of abundance…. And feeding our never ending fancy for distractions.
Bangalore Baptist Hospital, Community Health Division
Here are some stories from my photography assignment for the Community Health Division of Bangalore Baptist Hospital. BBH is a […]
Weak Embrace – Witnessing Emptiness Turn Into Joy
From 2009 to the present day, I documented many weddings and families but little did I know that in another part of my country there was Abhi questioning why he wasn’t picked up for adoption, what was wrong with him and whether he didn’t deserve to have a fresh start at being part of a new family? My visual records of several new families being formed paled in front of the longings of a child… So why do we do what we do? As creatives, do we make art for a particular gain or to get a certain kind of return on our investment?
Good photos are not valuable… But
Hello Friend, A thought struck me as I was preparing for the webinar presentation… Oh and about that… One of […]
Hold On, There is Hope: Nick Ut and the Future of Life-Changing Images
Hello friend, Ok so it’s 2017. We don’t trust photographs anymore you see. And the ones we do enjoy seeing […]
50 years on, Still going strong
A few days ago I had the opportunity to shoot a live concert. Getting 70s and 80s Hindi classics in my ears was soothing yet motivational. The latter because the man himself, Mr. Santosh Hegde was celebrating his golden jubilee as a professional singer….
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This momentary wreck
Birthdays are a time of introspection. A time where we stop moving, turn off the engine to pause and […]