On 10th January 2018, an 8-year old girl name Asifa Bano was abducted, raped and murdered brutally in Rasana village near Kathua in the Indian state of Jammu & Kashmir. According to the police report, 8 men abducted her and tortured her for 7 days till her body which was discovered…
Orlando nightclub shooting that happened on June 12, 2016, was the deadliest mass shooting in the USA at that time. It took 49 lives and affected hundreds, if not thousands. Two years after this horrific tragedy, those who survived still carry it with them. A year ago, a company called…
Mou Aysha is a documentary photographer from Dhaka, Bangladesh. She has completed her graduation in Masters in Applied English Linguistics at University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh. Also, she has completed photography course in First Light Institute of Photography and she is a volunteer for social and humanitarian projects of First…
Sharmistha Dutta is a Documentary Photographer from India. In her words “My photographs revolve around people and are a constant reflection of my passion and fascination for human nature and the way they live their lives.” Thanks, Sharmistha, for accepting our invite. Please read on… Could you please introduce yourself?…
Avishek Das is a Documentary photographer from Baruipur (Near to Kolkata), India. Over the past 7 years, he has been actively associated with this field of photography. He is the Chairman of Creative Art Solution – A Registered Photography Club of India under Federation of Indian Photography & Liason Officer…
Kishor Krishnamoorthi is a contemporary wedding and documentary photographer based in Hyderabad, India. He also publish Concorde Zine, a bimonthly printed publication showcasing photo stories from India. He almost covered more than 175 weddings in cities all over the globe, and he managed to stand out in the busy wedding…
One night at 3am I got out of bed, dumped a bag of flour over my head and poured soot on me. I ended up taking the photo “Rage On.” I was going through a heartbreak and saw it in pictures in my mind. I found I couldn’t get it…
For Zoltan Vancso, just as every little coincidence can play an important role in producing a picture, every chapter of my life was undoubtedly necessary from the standpoint of developing himself as a photographer. Thanks for accepting our invite Zoltan. Please read and inspire yourself. When did you first discover…
This long-term care facility accommodates forty five people, all suffering from severe degenerative diseases. One hundred doctors and nurses work there. Silence predominates. The extreme dependence is omnipresent. It is a world apart, where the perception of time and space is altered: sometimes compressed, sometimes distended. In their own care…
Alexandre Daray is a French Documentary Photographer who shares his experiences with us in this brief interview. He shoots film and do we need more reason not to love his portfolio already topping with great photographs. In this space with 121clicks.com, Alex shares his interests beyond photography, various thoughts bounding…
Santals had been living in the north of this country for a very long time. The colours & patterns they withhold among them & the culture they have are very different & very bright compared to the lot of other ethnic people residing in this country. The most vibrant part…
I spent my childhood in a small town named pabna, bank of river Padma. But few years later, my family moved to capital. When I recall my old memories, I find myself somewhere near the river Padma gazing a full moon! My school days were passed on the bank of…
Such elegance in choosing the right words with huge inspiration from the Man, the Inspirer. This is Saud A Faisal for us hailing from Dhaka, Bangladesh. Fantastic Portfolio, full of life and scintillating emotions showing the pure life of Bangladesh. Saud loves is a documentary photographer who likes to show…
The Omo River Valley is located in Southwest Ethiopia, Africa. It has been called “the last frontier” in Africa. There are nine main tribes that occupy the Omo River Valley, with a population of approximately 225,000 tribal peoples. Watch this inspiring talk by photographers John Rowe and Steve McCurry. You…
My artistic eye is black and white. I’m used to seeing and visualizing in black and white and have only one way of taking pictures. – Gianni Berengo Gardin Gianni Berengo Gardin was born on October 10, 1930 in Santa Margherita Ligure, Italy. He is one of the most famous…
Rather than a profession, photography has always been a passion for me, a passion closer to an obsession. – Marc Riboud Marc Riboud is a french photographer born in Lyon, France. He is well known for his extensive reports on the East: The Three Banners of China, Face of North…