Mustafa does not think that he has ever had a diffi cult project. However, he did mention one physically daunting situation, when he had to walk for days and even climb a mountain to reach a Maoist camp in Chhattisgarh. Photograph/Mustafa Quraishi From a celebrity photographer to being a seasoned photojournalist, Mustafa Quraishi has come… Continue reading Mustafa Quraishi: Treading on Hostile Territory
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The Problem of Plenty
Some photographers recently opined, on a popular social platform, that digital cameras have made us lazy… that the process of learning is no longer available, or even all that important. Oddly enough, some of these photographers are from beyond the time when film was the only available option. Were they to experience analogue photography in… Continue reading The Problem of Plenty
When the Teacher Starts to Learn
Before cellphone photography became a legitimate medium of expression, making a picture meant picking up a camera and shooting. I often think about what a game changer the not-so-humble cameraphone has become. But, while Generation X and Generation Y have transcended easily into the scheme of things and became adept at embracing this new form… Continue reading When the Teacher Starts to Learn
What Walking Does to Our Physical and Subliminal Being
Photography is made possible by movement. What I am specifically referring to here is the kind of photography where one saunters, strolls, treks, marches, however you prefer doing it; the kind that demands at the very least two of our senses—seeing and hearing—as guiding beacons for the photograph that is awaiting us. What is also… Continue reading What Walking Does to Our Physical and Subliminal Being
Sunil Gupta
Sunil Gupta talks to Conchita Fernandes of the several battles he has had to wage dealing with his identity, sexuality and ultimately, his illness. The Wedding from Exiles (1986). Photographs courtesy Sunil Gupta/Vadehra Art Gallery (New Delhi); Sepia Eye (New York) and Stephen Bulger Gallery (Toronto). Sunil Gupta Art plays an important role in conversation, and over the… Continue reading Sunil Gupta
Todd Hido: Fragments of Memories
Todd Hido’s visuals have a voyeuristic and reclusive quality to them. But at the heart of it, they tell the story of a man on a search, putting together, piece-by-piece, the remnants from his past, discovers Conchita Fernandes. Untitled#11385-1781, 2014.The number appearing in the captions of Todd’s photographs denote the number of rolls of films he… Continue reading Todd Hido: Fragments of Memories
On the Heroic, and Doing Our Bit in a Time of Crisis
Every year, we dedicate a cover story to the World Press Photo contest results. These photographs are some of the finest examples of documentary and photojournalistic ethos. It takes uncommon dedication to do the work that these photographers do. It is more than just about being well-informed and knowledgeable about situations and people involved. It… Continue reading On the Heroic, and Doing Our Bit in a Time of Crisis
Another Year, Another Moment of Reflection
I blinked my eyes on 1 January 2015, and I was transported straight to the end of November 2015… or at least that’s what it felt like. Time, as a concept, is fleeting, yet we do not really acknowledge this fact. Most of us simply trudge on, without stopping for a second to think. Thankfully,… Continue reading Another Year, Another Moment of Reflection
Is a Photograph Ever Finished?
In 1958, Ernest Hemingway admitted to The Paris Review that the final words of A Farewell to Arms was rewritten 39 times before he was satisfied. Marcel Duchamp’s The Bride Stripped Bare by Her Bachelors Even (otherwise known as The Large Glass) took him eight years until he decided that he didn’t want to work… Continue reading Is a Photograph Ever Finished?
John Margolies
Conchita Fernandes looks at the work of John Margolies who spent a lifetime documenting the flamboyant and garish trappings of obscure towns. Poor Man’s Tires, Greenwood Road, Shreveport, Louisiana (1982). 1940-2016 Necessity and or desire have spurred several inventions that have shaped the course of history. Take, for instance, John G Rand’s invention of flexible… Continue reading John Margolies