Category Archives: Street Photography

Pondicherry: some street side portraits

Posted on November 1, 2014 by shabnamphoto

Its been sixty years since the de facto transfer of French territories to India. Today, November 1st 2014 is the first time the city will celebrate its Liberation Day on the lines of Republic day and Independence day as directed … Continue reading →

Rate this:

Posted in Documentary, Photo essay, Portrait, Street Photography, Travel | Tagged , , , , | 20 Comments

Pondicherry, a certain sense of Gallic glory gone by.

Posted on October 28, 2014 by shabnamphoto

On a whirlwind trip to Pondicherry, I visited a quaint little museum in its old parts to better understand some of the charm the city exudes for the hordes of tourists it attracts. From the tiniest bits of Greek and … Continue reading →

Rate this:

Posted in Documentary, Photo essay, Street Photography, Travel | Tagged , , , | 44 Comments

Faces of Orissa: street photography, part 2

Posted on August 14, 2014 by shabnamphoto

As I write this, a month or two after my visit to this village market in Orissa, there has been a flood that has claimed 39 lives leaving more than 3.3 million of the population marooned in knee-deep water in … Continue reading →

Rate this:

Posted in Photo essay, Portrait, Street Photography | Tagged , , , , | 16 Comments

Street photography in a sea of faceless Indians

Posted on July 28, 2014 by shabnamphoto

On a visit to Orissa in search of the elusive Dongria Kondh tribe, I chanced upon a weekly market in a remote village called Kakriguma. I was curious about what a flea market in a village populated with mainly tribals … Continue reading →

Rate this:

Posted in Photo essay, Portrait, Street Photography, Travel | Tagged , , , , | 41 Comments

Dark, dingy but full of hope

Posted on May 19, 2014 by shabnamphoto

Ride a local train in Mumbai and you can see the best and worst of living conditions in the city at one go. The spanking glass and concrete high rises contrast with the old crumbly Mumbai in a haphazard tapestry … Continue reading →

Rate this:

Posted in Documentary, Photo essay | Tagged , , , , | 97 Comments

On the move

Posted on May 16, 2014 by shabnamphoto

This is in response to this week’s photo challenge ending today!

Rate this:

Posted in Street Photography, Weekly Photo Challenge | Tagged , , , | 11 Comments

Meenakshi Temple Madurai: Did someone say they would bomb this place?

Posted on May 10, 2014 by shabnamphoto

Picture this: A man called Johnson has an illicit relationship with a woman. Another man called Satish objects to this. Irked by the objection, Johnson informs the police that Satish has planted a bomb in the famous Meenakshi Temple. The 3000 … Continue reading →

Rate this:

Posted in Documentary, Street Photography | Tagged , , | 9 Comments

Religion: does it unify or divide this world?

Posted on May 3, 2014 by shabnamphoto

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 →

Rate this:

Posted in Fine art, Street Photography, Travel | Tagged , , , , | 10 Comments

Living in a void

Posted on April 28, 2014 by shabnamphoto

For the moment this quote from Ezra Pound says it better than any attempt I make to explain what it means to be living in the null and void.  I must admit though, that I have little knowledge of Ezra … Continue reading →

Rate this:

Posted in About, Documentary, Street Photography | Tagged , , | 14 Comments

Quintessentially Indian: Politics, Bollywood & Cricket with a good, strong cuppa

Posted on March 16, 2014 by shabnamphoto

Rate this:

Posted in Awards, Documentary, Street Photography, Travel | Tagged , , | 15 Comments