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Category Archives: Fine art
Religion: does it unify or divide this world?
The bloodiest wars in history have been religious wars, you would agree. Though on the surface religion appears to bring people together, to me religious sentiment seems to arouse mostly anger and intolerance among people of different faiths. As India … Continue reading
Posted in Fine art, Street Photography, Travel
Tagged India, people, Photography, religious wars, Travel
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Like hell, this is our world.
These are a set of experimental photo illustrations/collages I had done for an art competition a couple of years ago. I mixed many photos, (all three are my family at home and/or on vacation) at different moments of time in … Continue reading
Reflections of an impressionistic kind
Posted in Fine art, Landscape, Travel, Weekly Photo Challenge
Tagged impressionism, India, Landscape photography, postaday
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Weekly Photo challenge: Reflection
The Nilgiri Hills in Tamilnadu have a thick forest cover with tea gardens sharing spaces close to each other. The area is famous for its unique flora and fauna. Late one January morning this year, a Tiger went on the … Continue reading
Posted in Fine art, Landscape, Travel, Weekly Photo Challenge
Tagged India, Photography, postaday, reflection, Travel
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Inside
A photographic experiment of ‘inside’ juxtaposed with the ‘outside’ in a contemporary home with large glass doors. Ended up looking like multiple exposures 🙂
Weekly Photo Challenge: Perspective
Though the challenge is about smart cropping techniques that change the way we interpret a photograph, these pictures are exactly the opposite. Call me ‘old school’ but one of my earliest lessons in photography taught me to frame ‘in camera’ and … Continue reading
Oh those ladybirds!
I have no idea why I never grew into Penguins. Am so hung up on my Ladybirds (for every age and every stage)! I went all the way to a wildlife resort in Masinagudi, Tamilnadu to capture these instead of … Continue reading
Is death such a bad thing?
I agree and disagree with John Martin Fischer when he says death can be a bad thing for the one who dies. Could it possibly be our quest for immortality, that we end up doing what we do: build monuments, … Continue reading
Weekly Photo Challenge: Abandoned
Abandoned places have a certain mystique surrounding them. With the face of Mumbai changing fast, I’m glad there are some places that will remain a testimony to the city’s history even if unused. These pictures are of a vet hospital … Continue reading
Posted in Documentary, Fine art, Photo essay, Weekly Photo Challenge
Tagged India, Indian heritage, Mumbai, postaday
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The sound of silence: Is it that pause between thoughts?
The hustle and bustle of the city rattles my soul, deep inside. Vapid conversations, incessant honkers on the roads, banter, tv, movies, rock shows… I have so much going on in my ears and mind, that sometimes I can’t find … Continue reading
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