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I Focal: The Other Side of The Tracks

January 9, 2014September 21, 2023

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East and West of Mumbai train tracks

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IFocal: Artist & Audience

December 16, 2013September 16, 2023

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Of this one, I have two renditions: I spotted this young man engrossed in his work of painting an Ganesh idol, in preparation for Ganesh Chaturti. The man on the scooter idled at the red signal watching him. And in this picture, I realized that the artist and his idol…

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IFocal: The Have & the Have-Not

November 18, 2013September 16, 2023

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I think the title says it all. *If you like this photograph, you might want to check out my Instagram stream.

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IFocal: Assembly Line

November 4, 2013September 17, 2023

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I sometimes hear outsiders call Mumbaikers, mechanical. Could that be true? I think we awaken every morning, bright with the colour of our individuality. Then the city crystalizes us into a reverse prism, bringing out only the most necessary aspects of our being and spits us out, still filtered and…

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IFocal: Colourist

October 24, 2013September 15, 2023

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I pour my blood, sweat and tears so colour may flow out of my fingers and stain your world in brilliant hues.

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IFocal: Black and White Stories

October 8, 2013March 28, 2023

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Everyone’s just another pixel in the collage till you boil them down to their #BlackandWhite stories. I’ve heard people say that Black-and-white is the better form of photography. As a colour lover, I resisted this for a long time. I still enjoy vibrancy but I’m beginning to see how colour…

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IFocal: Train Journey

October 1, 2013March 28, 2023

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*If you like this photograph, you might want to check out my Instagram stream.

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