The disappearance of the travelling cinema in the outskirts of our cities can be alluded to several factors – the least of which is not the real estate boom because vacant land is swiftly being built upon. But, seen along with the rise of the multiplex, it also suggests the…
In 2003, a group called the Durbar MahilaSamanwaya Committee started a residential home for kids from various brothel colonies at Baruipur, a small town near Kolkata. The group, long active in advocating for the rights of brothel workers in Kolkata, felt the need to do something for the children of…
Simple yet a very notable portfolio from Saurabh Chatterjee, being a trainer himself in photography these photographs here gives us a great insight into the creations from a teacher. Saurabh believes he will see the whole of India which is very vibrant and diverse, in other words a paradise for…
In Bengal, Gajan and Charak stand unique in the scenario of Bengal festivals and in today’s modern age. Hindus celebrate the festival mainly on the last two days of the month of Chaitra, just before Bengali New Year. Basically this falls around mid-April. Although it is celebrated mostly in rural…
A Banker by profession, Rajagopalan Sarangapani hails from the southern part of India & surprises us with his super vibrant and colorful photographs. More interestingly, he tells us that photography happened accidentally to him. A lot about his involvement with a hardcore photography group called CWC (Chennai weekend clickers), which had…
Aman Chotani is a wonderful travel photographer who shows us what it takes to be successful. In this short yet informative interview, Aman speaks about his stint as a photographer, the lessons learnt through those hard tests, the photographers he assisted, numeorus boundaries he had crossed for seeking beautiful light…
This series of photographs have been shot in a Cast Iron Foundry of Howrah. The workers here are mostly Illiterate and mostly backward. They work in a temperature of 47° C. A foundry is a factory that produces metal castings. Metals are cast into shapes by melting them into a…
Mustafa Abdul Hadi is a wonderful portrait photographer from Bahrain. His love for people and travel photography has pushed him to go beyond boundaries and his recent visit to India has produced some of the most powerful portraits of common people you will see. About the photographs, all of these…
The Tiger: An Animal, A Myth Around the months of September and October each year, as the ten days of Dussera near, boys and men in the region of Karnataka known as Dakshin Kannada prepare to become tigers. Goddess Durga’s steed, the tiger is an animal that is at once…
In today’s digital world, access to camera has become relatively easy, so everyone with a camera is a photographer. But there are few who stand apart and make an identity. I personally relate to this identity crisis, have I lost my identity on the streets while making one?? Yes, its…
I have spent my entire life in this big city called Pune in India. But never in my life had I experienced it in a way I did in the last few months. Last year, I walked a couple of times clicking pictures through the streets of old Pune or…
This Photo Series is from the Famous Festival ” Charak” from the rural part of West Bengal, India. Charak Puja has its own special place in West Bengal, the state of festivals. It is a special folk festival, celebrated for bidding good-bye to the passing year. It is believed that…
These photographs are all about the life styles of the people in and around Kolkata. The real heart of the city lies in its people. These pictorial candids portray the hardships they have to go through every day. Their emotional connect with the city. The cultural aspects of the people…
Definitely intriguing stuff, Soumya Shankar Ghosal this name is quiet familiar in the circles of Indian Street Photography. Yes, such an amazing character who loves to express himself quiet frankly yet with humbleness. In this short interview with 121clicks.com, Soumya remembers all from the early days of his photography stint…
“Jama Masjid, the grand mosque of Old Delhi is the largest mosque in India built by the Mughal Emporer Shahjahan in 1650 AD. Made out of red sandstone and decorated with black and white marble, this architectural marvel has three lofty gates mighty pillars, minarets, domes and a huge courtyard.…
Terminal 7:45 8:45 Trying to find sense in chaos.. Early morning rituals are hard to change, be it reading the newspaper with tea or that early morning walk.. be it lighting the diya in temple or just being grateful for a new day… Be it raining, cold, sunny or just…