Kolkata is the Cultural Capital of India. It has long been known for its literary, artistic and revolutionary heritage. As the former capital of India, Kolkata was the birthplace of modern Indian literary, artistic and scholastic thought. Kolkatans tend to have a special appreciation for art and literature; its tradition…
“The Bus Stands In The Eyes of Street Photography” is not my highly planned project. When I went out to take pictures, sometimes I visited Bus Stand. For two years, I have been visiting the bus stand for some good pictures & I think the photos on the bus stand…
I love to capture portraits. The reason being that I never saw faces, I saw raw unadulterated emotions. While I realized I was a photographer have the power to see people, not as mere objects, I fell in love with portraits, for they tell stories by themselves. From being an…
Chefchauene, known in the world as the Blue Pearl, is a mountain town located in Morocco. As the nickname suggests, the village offers you a full immersion into blue tones. This color characterizes all the cityscape. The natural blue pigment, as we know it, owes its origins to this village.…
Not anymore Kodachrome and a carousel to endlessly drive through your weekend trips to the National Parks but that is how it all started, at least for me, as far as photography is concerned, far away from Kolkata streets in the U.S.A. Hence the name has a “carousel” and Calcutta,…
The fury of a demonish alienation passed numerous souls. Animals are like a bridge to home for the wandering souls. They are like a link to paradise. They don’t know evil or malevolence or coyness. Animals are like divine mirrors-reflect back the emotions you put in love trust, kindness. As…
Erika Zolli is an Italian fine-art photographer, attracted to the potential of photography to lead the observer into a world of surreal poetry. In her photos, new worlds and new realities are created, in order to show and explore the invisible dreamlike dimension that lies in the human mind. Her…
I have been afraid of dogs as far back as I can remember. Whenever I saw a dog on the street, I would walk the other way or wait until the dog went its own way. During my elementary school years, there were so many dogs in the school neighborhood…
There is a narrative that when your tummy is filled up with foods and you have a roof up of your head, you need not to be worried. But is this narrative appropriate for the landless fled people like Rohingya refugee community in Bangladesh? Apparently, we, the civil society know…
Delta is one of the physiographic units of Bangladesh. The area is almost plainland where the elevation ranges from 15m in the north to nearly a metre in the south. The delta areas of Bangladesh are densely populated, with a predominance of agricultural activities due to the high fertility of…
On Ramadan, all Muslim people finish their fast. Iftar or Fatoor is the evening meal with which Muslims end their daily Ramadan fast at sunset. Muslims break their fast at the time of the call to prayer for the evening prayer. The daily fast during Ramadan begins immediately after the…
Sivaratri celebrates the convergence of Siva and Shakti. The “Mayana soora Thiruvizha” is a festival dedicated to Angalamman (a fierce guardian deity worshipped widely in Southern India) and is celebrating the small village of Kaveripattinam, the day after Mahasivarathri (the great night of Lord Shiva). Kaveripattinam is a panchayat town…
Different harvest festivals are celebrated differently in various parts of India. The Aoling festival is the annual ‘Spring Festival’ of tattooed head hunters belonging to the Konyak tribe of Nagaland. The celebration of the Aoling festival is spread across the first week of April every year in different villages of…
Puri – Odisha, India 4 days had passed, deep silence had completely engrossed the coastal city-Puri. The otherwise jubilant tourist destination of eastern India had come to a stand-still. Extremely severe cyclone Fani completely ravaged the city. Being a photographer, I was wandering around the city. Suddenly my eyes fell…
This story is based on a day visit in a rural village of silk makers, India. It is a winter morning and people are busy in several activities to make Tussar silk which has a rich texture and natural deep gold colour. I have tried to capture a few moments…
Witnessing Republic Day Parade was always on my bucket list since childhood. During my school days I used to take part in such events and especially being into Army school it was a big opportunity to show your skills to Area Commander who used to be our Chief Guest. Never…