Val Peter: Phantoms in Transit

How do you take something ordinary and make it exceptional? Val Peter answers this, while in conversation with Conchita Fernandes, where he discusses his expressionistic abstract style. Just now. Photograph/Val Peter Street photography has always been dictated by its brisk nature. To slow down or to create even a semblance of it would mean going against… Continue reading Val Peter: Phantoms in Transit

Exposed: Aline Smithson, the Ambidextrous Photographer

When I first discovered the rather active analog photographer, journalist, and educator Aline Smithson, I felt that I have been standing in place with one hand tied behind my back. I spend my photographer energy thinking about the project that’s directly in front of me. One project at a time. Aline, on the other hand,… Continue reading Exposed: Aline Smithson, the Ambidextrous Photographer

Joseph Radhik: A Fine Balance

Joseph Radhik speaks to Tanvi Dhulia about photographing splendour and depicting fleeting moments often missed amidst the drama of a wedding. Radhik is recognised for his picture-perfect images of weddings. A little more recently, he has been making a conscious effort to experiment with his frames. There’s a term Joseph Radhik often uses during his lectures,… Continue reading Joseph Radhik: A Fine Balance

How to create 30 different interview and portrait lighting setups in less than 15 minutes

While understanding how light actually works is a much more reliable way to figure out how you’re going to light your subject, when you’re just starting out, it helps to rely on some tried and trusted lighting setups and techniques to get you up and running. The more different setups you try, the more you… Continue reading How to create 30 different interview and portrait lighting setups in less than 15 minutes

The Forgotten Ones

A few children interacting, and passing their toys to one another through their balconies, Mumbai, 2015. Photograph/Abeer Khan Abeer Khan evocatively depicts the invisible, intimate day-to-day moments around us. Nilofer Khan speaks to her about her experiences. Mumbai is considered to be a fast-paced, exhilarating, idyllic, or even a romantic city. The rising concrete facades,… Continue reading The Forgotten Ones