The Nihang sects of Sikhs was initially established to preserve peace and to guard the Sikh Gurudwaras. Today, even after more than 300 years, their dependents continue to live spiritual lives, train in martial arts, and help their community to grow. Their traditional Nihang dress with a blend of blue…
Hello all, my name is Rama Kaushalyan. I am currently doing my high school graduation. I have been photographing for the past 4 years. I make time during weekends for photo walks. I love watching films and listening to songs I try to reinterpret the frame I see in films…
My name is Sreejith EK. I am 33 years old, originally from Malappuram, Kerala, and work as an Assistant Professor of Physics. I bought my first camera in 2012 and ever since my keen interest was to shoot people on the streets. First few years it had been just random…
Before I even start to talk about my experience of shooting in Japan, I must confess that one of the proudest moments of my life so far was wearing the India badge over my jacket when I represented my country as the finalist of the Canon PhotoMarathon Asia Championship 2019.…
Kolkata is a well-known city for its colors and wall art. In this photo series, I have tried to connect local people with the wall arts in various locations in Kolkata. Played with the colors and tried to create some juxtaposition with wall arts from the lanes of Kolkata –…
Majuli, Disappearing Island. Majuli is a dream. Still far away enough. Completely different from the rest of India. Nestled between the mighty Brahmaputra River’s ever-shifting sandbanks, Majuli is the world’s largest deltaic island. Women in this area are remarkably beautiful. I was stunned by their elegance and charm, how they…
Over the last few years, Ladakh is slowly becoming a hot topic for not only the locals and regional tourists but also for foreign nationals. Political and legislative changes aside the region are most popular for its ideal placement surrounded by the hills and valleys. Bordering several nations the terrains…
Modernity is making inroads into the traditional practices and lifestyles of people. However, a walk through older portions and a visit to places not so open to modern values can get you glimpses to age-old practices and traditions. A typical way of life is the use of shikaras on waterways.…
From the Himalayas to the Thar and across towns, cities, and villages, light imparts a magical quality throughout. A collection of images where the camera looked light in the eye. And blinked. Sridhar developed a head for heights as a teenager in Calcutta while climbing stairs, first to peddle pagers…
Suffocation’- does it have only one meaning to it?! Is it only about the feeling of being trapped or oppressed? Well, there are different aspects to it. The sudden announcement of a lockdown due to COVID-19 has provoked many pertinent questions in so many of us. Now that we are…
As the world combats with an invisible enemy, many of our lives have come to a standstill now. A month ago our lives were pretty foreseeable with simple daily conventional work that all of us were looking forward to. The coronavirus pandemic has changed the whole scenario, today countries are…
Nowadays decorating walls become a pivotal habit of our quotidian live. I am curious to know how exterior parts of the wall are becoming a scrapbook of human creations. How the wall is being used? Is it a border? A support? A shelter? (or) A reconfirmation of security from outside?…
Dipabrata Sur (Madhyamgram, India) is a doctor by profession but photography runs through his veins & arteries. His main knack is towards Travel Photography and he aims to bring out the essence, culture & various aspects of the places where he generally travels to. While doing so he tries to…
Life is not meant to be stagnant, it moves on through our experiences and memories. How enriched one life depends on how profound their experiences and memories are. There are many ways to experience life, one among them is Travelling, undeniably. To me, traveling through the Himalayan landscape and villages…
The year was 2010 when one of my friends shared with me a photo of a circular-shaped object which was looking blurred, spherical Gas-holder (a photo by Idris Khan) and a photo of the Eiffel Tower, which was also blurred. We started discussing out the probabilities of creating such a…
Apart from being absorbed as a living space giving a sense of security and love, for me, HOME is the space-self continuum. It is both representative of the extension of the intimate self as well as the “mask” or the exterior self. I have taken this nationwide coronavirus lockdown in…