When Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated there were pictures of him blown into pieces. If I was there I would not take the photos that way. I am not condemning anyone else’s work -but at the same time that is not the way I would do things. I would like it to be more symbolic and take photos that bring out the suffering in a subtle way not the brutal way’’ , he says.
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Wherever he went in India, photojournalist Sanjay Austa, found people in rural and urban areas devouring the daily newspaper. Even in metros, where a large number of people use public transport. It was a stark contrast to what he had found abroad, in countries like the US, where people preffered reading books.
Mar 26, 2013 | Categories: Media/ Books, Photo Essays | Tags: documentary photographer india, indian photographers, Indian photojournalist, photographer in India, photographers in delhi, photojournalist india, photojournalist new delhi, sanjay austa photography, top 10 photographers in India, top photographers in India, travel photographer in India, travel photographer india, travel photojournalist | Leave A Comment »
Steve McCurry however has an unabashed fascination for Asia. Africa comes a distant second. His images from these developing countries has invoked awe in the viewer, showered a kind of benediction on the subjects and contributed immensely to our knowledge of some of the lesser known cultures from these parts.
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Its always intriguing how the audience interpret your work- whether its a poem, a book, a film or photographs. Surfing the internet, I found this video presentation on three of my photo-essays by an art student in the US.
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I believe, one of the main reasons why we don’t read in India is because historically in the East the exploration has always been within. If you want any answers you look within rather than without.
Jan 29, 2013 | Categories: Thoughts/ Articles | Tags: books in india, documentary photographer india, indian photographers, Indian photojournalist, indians reading, jaipur literary festival, jaipur literature festival, newspaper readers india, reading in india, writers in india | 36 Comments »