photography

Reading Marginality: Decoding Palani Kumar’s Photo Activism

Artist Profile /
Palani Kumar

Palani Kumar and Social Documentation Photography has always remained a “photojournalistic” or “news photography” medium. However, Palani Kumar is a Tamil photographer and activist. He uses photography to document marginalised communities and amplify their voices. For him, photography is more than an aesthetic medium. Through Palani Kumar’s efforts, underprivileged populations are becoming more visible. He […]

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Framing Rural India: Ritayan Mukherjee on Photography, Memory, and Change

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Ritayan Mukherjee on Photography and Rural India Ritayan “Rikh” Mukherjee is an independent photographer based in Kolkata. With editorial clients such as the World Bank Group and UNDP, he reports on healthcare, climate change, migration, and culture in rural India, and national and international media have published his photographs. Awarded the Ramnath Goenka Excellence in

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Jyoti Bhatt Showcases India’s Craft Heritage in New Delhi

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Renowned Indian artist Jyoti Bhatt showcases his photographs of India’s craft heritage in Craft, Community and Memory, a new exhibition in New Delhi. About the Exhibition Gallery Vayu and LATITUDE 28 present Craft, Community and Memory. It features 32 photographs by Jyoti Bhatt. The show runs from 21 May to 31 May 2026 at Gallery Vayu on

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11 Iconic Experimenters and provocateurs of Indian Photography

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Indian photography

There are many celebrated artists in the history of Indian photography. India’s vast visual heritage has been meticulously documented and imaginatively reimagined by diverse photographers across generations. From political history to social documentary and avant-garde art, these 11 figures stand out for their unmatched vision, technical mastery, and cultural impact. 1. Raghu Rai: Legend of

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Sanjay Das Captures Rajasthan Heritage in New Delhi Show

Exhibitions, Photo Gallery, Photography /

Sanjay Das presents Cupola on the Cusp: History Through the Lens, a photography exhibition in New Delhi that captures Rajasthan’s fading architectural stories. Sanjay Das’s Cupola on the Cusp: Rajasthan Heritage Unveiled Cupola on the Cusp: History Through the Lens opens at CCA Gallery in Bikaner House. Sanjay Das photographs Rajasthan’s heritage for this show.

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Historic Exhibition Traces 150 Years of Analog Photography in India

Exhibitions /

Museo Camera, Centre for the Photographic Arts in Gurugram, will open “TOUCHING LIGHT: A Prelude to the Bicentennial of Photography (1827–2027)” on August 23, 2024. The exhibition, which runs through September 29, 2024, presents what organizers describe as the first exhibition in India to comprehensively trace the journey of analog photography across more than 150

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Portrait of a Gazan Kid Amputee Wins the World Press Photo of the Year

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Elouf standing infront of her prize winning picture of amputee Gazan boy

World Press Photo of the Year Goes to Samar Abu Elouf Palestinian journalist Samar Abu Elouf was awarded the World Press Photo of the Year for her photograph of nine-year-old Palestinian boy, Mahmoud Ajjour, who lost both arms in an Israeli airstrike. She was chosen from 59,320 images from photographers across 141 countries. Samar Abu

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Emami Art’s Ode to the Photographic Modernism of Lalit Mohan Sen

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Emami Art Brings Lalit Mohan Sen’s Photography to Chennai Emami Art presented photographic works by painter and printmaker, Lalit Mohan Sen in its newest exhibition, An Enduring Legacy: Lalit Mohan Sen. A part of Chennai Photo Biennale Edition 4, the exhibition is presented at Alliance Francaise of Madras, Chennai. The event began on 18 January

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Oliviero Toscani: The Maverick Who Gave Advertising a Conscience and Turned It Into Art

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Oliviero Toscani with his camera

Advertising Now Advertising is boring. Mostly. Very few people look at an advertisement and go, “Wow, now that’s how I want to tell my truth!” If you said this in the society of the art cognoscenti, you are putting yourself up for some easy ridicule. At least, that is how it is with most of

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