Gajan or Shivagajan is a Hindu religious festival celebrated mostly in West Bengal. Gajan spans around a week, starting at the last week of Choitro or Chaitra (last month of Bengali calendar) continuing till the end of the Bengali year with Charak Puja. Participants of this festival are known as…
The International Kolkata Book Fair (formerly Calcutta Book Fair) is a winter fair in Kolkata. It is a unique book fair in the sense of not being a trade fair—the book fair is primarily for the general public rather than whole-sale distributors. It is the world’s largest non-trade book fair,…
Behala Baganbari – a mere place in the heart of south Kolkata, was not a famous place at all. An initiative taken a few days ago makes this place a well-known one within the region of Kolkata & abroad. “Behala Art Fest” (A group of young talented artists) and the…
94 years old Shantinath Bannerjee, from the suburban town Belgharia, India, after completing an instrument technician course from the Benaras Hindu University, joined Omega Watch Company as a technician. Gradually, analog camera repairing became his arena of affection. Shantinath made miniature polishing, grinding, and lathe machines by his own for…
After a wait of 25 long months, when the world seemed to be slowly going back to the “old normal”, we decided to make a trip to visit our hometowns and bid adieu to the year with our parents. When everyone started thinking that the battle was won, the Christmas…
This is the first ever wall art in Kolkata which focuses entirely on the theme of Bengali Wedding. A Bengali Wedding is something which includes various things to complete a full wedding ceremony and every thing is drawn to the walls of the slum.This is a slum of Behala where…
There was a wintry evening when I reached one of the most vibrant streets of Kolkata in search of my new story. Night photography has always been one of my favorite passages to explore as I do believe photographing a city at night allows us to explore the city with…
Kumari Puja is an intesting as well as an integral part of Durga Puja .A little girl Dipwannita Adhikary of 10 years is seen getting worshiped by the Hindu devotees during the Kumari Puja Ritual. Kumari Puja is an Indian Hindu Tradition mainly celebrated during the Durga Puja according to…
A vision is a way to explore an old city with a new perspective. This time instead of studying people on street I kept eyes on “seven elements of art” on street. My objective was to depict the sublime beauty of Kolkata which actually is being dominated by the overlapping…
Durga Puja is not only the biggest festival of the Bengalis but also it is the passion and emotion for the people of Bengal. From the making of the idol of Goddess Durga at Kumartuli to the immersion of the idol in the Ganges – it has a story on…
Kolkata is one of the major metropolitan cities of India. The city of Calcutta (now Kolkata) was established by Job Charnock in the year 1690 and later it was the capital of India under British rule. Thus, Kolkata is not only a very old and vibrant city but also an…
I have made this series after two months of effort. Many pictures we have seen indoors earlier around the world in pandemic situations, but this is innovative to take pictures with such a combination of colors inside the room. In our daily life, many colors emerge inside the room and…
Manikarnika Ghat is one of the most historical ghats present in all of Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh which I had the fortune to visit. People from all over the world travel here in the hopes of giving their deceased loved ones a holy goodbye, one which sends them off to heaven.…
I am Ananway Ganguly, an undergraduate student studying economics honors. I started photography 1.5 years ago and I am still an amateur. I am learning every day and still, I have much more to learn. At first, I used to click with my mobile. That time my shots were only…
Hi, I am Rohit. I am a Kolkata-based street photographer and a student of Media Science. I started taking pictures at the end of 2019. I use Nikon D7200 from the beginning for doing street photography and a few months ago I bought Fuji XT3. In the beginning, I didn’t…
Hey, this is Sannidh, I am an aspiring street photographer based out of Kolkata. I mostly enjoy documenting scenarios around me with an unorthodox approach. Well, my photography journey began when I was still in school and was fighting with several health issues, and with time my passion became my…