Kaushal Parikh’s Fragments of a Spinning Rock, a culmination of almost a decades work spread across India, is finally going to print. A poem by Pablo Neruda broadly describes the feelings behind the images in the book: “Nobody can claim the name of Pedro, nobody is Rosa or María, all…
Aniruddha Guha Sarkar is from New Delhi, India. A very fine street photographer and artist talks to us in this brief interview, a lot about photography and his stint as a street photographer. Having been to lot of different places around the world, Aniruddha’s Portfolio has that particular difference compared…
“There is a door to our heart, And a window to our soul. So many beautiful sights, Have been seen out that window, And so many places, That door leads to. Gaze out that window, And open the door And it will give you everything.” A house is a building,…
This is Varanasi, but not the one I used to perceive. While having lassi, a sweet Indian drink made from yogurt, seating in a tiny restaurant in an alley of Varanasi near Manikarnika Ghat, I witnessed that people were carrying dead bodies for cremation and chorused “Ram Naam Satya Hain”…
I must personally admit initially when i started out exploring my passion for street photography i was very shy as a person and i always thought it’s not polite to photograph unknown people. I always wondered how do street photographers take photos of complete strangers without permission and not get…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Lopamudra Talukdar from India receives a beautiful DSLR Camera gift from her husband in 2010 and then things changed around her. She is so passionate about traveling and capture people around the globe. She is also working on assignments with some of the top magazines in India. In this short…
A teacher by profession, Amlan Sanyal shows us largely how powerful and extraordinary this genre of photography can get. His words are simple and meaningful not to mention his profession as a teacher. In this short Interview with us, Amlan describes his stint as a street and documentary photography, how it all started,…
A very inspiring street photographer from India. Manu’s idea of photography is very simple and personal. In his words “Photography is way of escape, a place where I find peace. I do it because I love doing it. It makes me happy. It is completely personal.” Let us get to…