The world would have been a much better place to live without Nuclear power and this clause becomes very much an unidentified dream as we go through some of the photo stories here. Why does that happen in the first place, the need for erecting a nuclear power plant at…
A focus on girls’ education in India has put in place since the 1986 National Policy on Education and the 1992 Program of Action, followed by the SSA program launched in 2001, National Curriculum Framework in 2005 and the National Curriculum Framework for Teacher Education in 2010. These policies were…
‘The Spellbinders’ is a photography project aimed to document the rapidly diminishing rural circus of Bangladesh. Traditional circus troupes were one of the major attractions in rural fairs and festivals, once. The vivid colors, jaw-dropping performances and hilarious acts of the clowns were so captivating that people waited throughout the…
Pictures from a wonderful countryside, Mark Carey shows his astounding vision towards photography through his monochromatic pictures. The empty streets, and the silence within those houses and serenity inside the faces makes us feel in love with the village atmosphere. Strangely there seems to be a mystery going well with…
Guest Article by Amy Cobb Amy Cobb feels most at home behind a keyboard or a snapping shutter. She’s a Jill-of-All-Trades media refugee turned blogger who, since jumping ship from the Fourth Estate, blogs on all things media and media-education-related. Most recently she’s worked on cataloging the best photography colleges.…
Documentary photography shows us exactly what our world looks like at any given moment in time. Whether the pictures are bleak, playful, angering or astounding, they all serve a historically significant purpose. We look at the change we can bring upon the individual or a community through the pictures. The…
Why should I watch documentaries, in what way does it inspire me to take pictures. How does it change my art, vision and thought process. These documentaries here portray life as it, be it on the banks of Ganges or inside the deep pacific ocean or a dark brothel. The…
It must have been an experience of grace and wonders for the Winners of World Press Photo Award 2012. And we take this time to congratulate all the winners of this year. In this article, Mohammad speaks about the winning pictures , an in depth study on the environment at…
Brilliant Documentary Essays which are more than the pictorial representations of people, lifestyles, the struggles they undergo and the courage they show to overcome these challenging situations. Kudos to the Photographers for the amount of passion and dedication they have implicated in recording these stories. It requires a lot of…
How did you start Photography, what made you to get your hands on Photo Journalism & Documentary? Even though I was always interested in the visual arts, (cinema and painting), throughout my childhood; it was not until the age of 24, after studying electronics and having multiple small jobs, that…
A Wonderful collection for all aspiring documentary photographers and photojournalists out there. Yet again we bring you this collection of Photo journalists and documentary photographers. As usual great effort was put in by us in bringing this portfolio collection. Go through the work of these front-runners of Documentary Photography. This is a continuous post…
About you and photography? Photography is everything to me. I know that’s a big thing to say. Truth is I spend most of my time with photography. Either I am taking photos or reading about photo projects, checking out other photographers’ work, or re-searching on my next project. Even as…
Every bit of art is an ongoing and ever learning process. Photography doesn’t bother to fail or fall away from this plot. A Successful artist is a constant learner, learning from his previous mistakes and keeps experimenting with new stuff, thereby inducing and accepting new ideas and the obvious truth.…
When we speak about a documentary photo story, we look at the change we can bring upon the individual or a community through the pictures. The Pictures are not a mere proof of their lives and struggles, it reflects the intensity at which the affected looks ahead, amidst all the…
Documenting people and the stories beyond the ordinary is one of the fascinating and daunting task in terms of Photojournalism. The Lives of those affected, the way they come into terms into reality & the very source for the ultimate word – Survival. A complete photo story is something which…
Documentary Project By : Sanjit Das Bokapahadi may be the closest you can find on Earth to the biblical vision of Hell. Coal fires rage just below the surface of the ground, making it too hot to walk with naked feet. Thousands of residents who live above the furnace make…