Today, a week after an exhibition titled ‘Bourne and Shepherd: Figures in Time’ came to a close in the plush locality of south Delhi, Bourne and Shepherd, Asia’s first photography studio and the world’s longest functioning decided to shut shop in Kolkata after 176 years. The studio, was still functioning out of its original, regale building […]
Competition ALERT!- #WTLAt1 CALL FOR ENTRIES
[UPDATE: SUBMISSIONS ARE NOW CLOSED] Hey! So here are all the terms and conditions for the competition announced earlier on completion of our first year! The theme for the competition is ‘ABANDONED’. The theme is open to the entrant’s interpretation and can be from any genres and/or disciplines of photography (street, landscape, portraiture, journalism, fine art… […]
EDITORIAL: Our First Birthday! – #WTLAt1
Hey! We turn 1 today! Yes! We launched exactly a year ago with our very first post- A Sunday Conversation with Raghu Rai Since then it has been an amazing journey. In the past year, we published close to 150 articles which have been read by just over 350,000 total visitors across 180 countries. In terms of readership, […]
InConversation- Raghu Rai on Photographing the aftermath of Operation Blue Star
Operation Blue Star is a difficult part of Indian history to navigate through without the discussion getting political and polarised. It represents a time when insurgency was at its peak in the Indian state of Punjab with secessionist sentiment being floated by Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale. He had a substantial group of armed supporters who were ready […]
InFocus- Achal Mishra Explores a Misty Varanasi
Varanasi has held a special place in the hearts of many photographers, both Indian and international. In some ways, its a microcosm of the rest of India. Energy- colour- hustle and bustle- chaos, crazy are just some of the words used to regularly describe Varanasi in between photographers. These are the very first things that pass […]
EDITORIAL: FOLLOW UP to Eyes of the Afghan Girl- A critical take on the “Steve McCurry Scandal”
While a follow up was already planned, after publishing the previous post and the subsequent, staggering response generated in support, appreciation, comments, critique and criticism I felt the need to also address certain things as well as perhaps reiterate and underline certain points. I also want to fill certain spaces left over in the previous post. […]
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