The photo series is all about how I have seen Amphan (Um-pun) and how it traumatized me physically and mentally. Before it hit our state (West Bengal) I took only 2-3 photos of the dark sky but winds and rain already started affecting my mind with fear. It was completely…
My friend Tista, is a vocal proponent of Transsexual rights, is also the first Transsexual woman in West Bengal (India), to get married through a social celebration, with another Transman Dipan, surrounded by friends and family. Her celebrations were no different than the weddings of a heteronormative society that follows…
A much-needed return to ‘sweet home’ was the topmost priority after spending one-week taking photos of widows in Vrindavan. Already people started returning home from different places wearing masks and keeping a sort of social distance as the COVID 19 has rung the bell of danger. Landed safely in Kolkata…
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…
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 –…
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…
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…
River Ganga flows through West Bengal. And the city life of Southern West Bengal has been emerged by both sides of river Ganges. As both sides of the river emerged equally, people have to cross the river from one part to the other and vice versa throughout the day. In…
My name is Mayukh Mitra. I am an amateur photographer. My main interest is documentary photography. I like to click festivals, streets and candid moments of life. Now I am working as a Senior Executive in the IT Industry. I love photography from childhood. My father was a painter but…
Play of Hands is a personal project that I took up during the lockdown. I tried to document ‘Hands’ in different forms, mainly playing with light and shadow and colours. The time I spent experimenting and photographing hands made me realize how changing the spaces between fingers can bring about…
Hello, I am Subrata Dey, currently based in Hooghly Chandannagar, India. I hail from a small town in the suburbs of Hooghly, Chandannagar. Professionally, I am a Computer Hardware engineer. Now I frequently go out to shoot on the streets of Kolkata based try to capture and tell interesting stories…
Debrani Das is a street photographer based out of Kolkata, India. She holds a B.Tech degree in Electrical Engineering. Photography not only opens up new avenues to explore but it also helps her to reinstate herself. She loves being on the street and capturing those unseen and magical moments which…