A picture speaks a thousand words, so does the frame of these genius lensmen
A picture is a story in itself; it takes to that moment or the place and evokes emotions. India is a country with tremendously vast history, culture, religion, customs, flora, and fauna, that has been beautifully captured by great Indian visualizers putting to use their cameras.
Raghu Rai He is one of the pioneers in Indian photography having worked on various mega social and political events. From his journey in 1965 to now he continues to frame exceptional frames. A photojournalist, Rai worked for Greenpeace in 1984 concluding a detailed research series on Bhopal’s chemical tragedy and its impact. His work in Bhopal later culminated in a book and exhibits across Europe, America, India, and Southeast Asia. He is also been awarded the Padmasree in 1971. His book Raghu Rai's India: Reflections in Colour and Reflections in Black and White is a magical play of life.
Dayanita Singh Someone who refers to herself as a ‘bookmaker who works with photography, Singh’s style of photography are documentary and portrait. Her primary format being the book, her work has been mainly the depiction of India’s metropolitan elite and middle class. Her last book, a series titled Museum Bhavan is a collection of nine pocket-sized museums aka books that have gone on exhibition at Hayward Gallery, London, the Museum fürModerne Kunst, Frankfurt, and the Art Institute of Chicago.
Gautam Rajadhyaksha He was one of the popular fashion and celebrity photographers and has been in the favourites’ list of celebrities like Kajol, Salman Khan, and Shah Rukh Khan. He has photobooks under his name like the Faces and Anjaam that has been published worldwide. It is said that his first experience with photography happened in 1980 while taking photos of Shabana Azmi, Tina Munim, and Jackie Shroff and he fell in love with portrait photography. Reportedly, Rajadhyaksha was inspired by Jitendra Arya’s work and worshipped his works.
Prabuddha Dasgupta A fine-art photographer his three-decade-long career has given a lot to the Indian photographic community. With no formal education in photography, Dasgupta pushing boundaries presented modern India by infusing art into daily life. His work comes across as both honest and evocative as a reason his book Women published in 1996 deals with a tabooed female topic. His other works include artbooks like the Ladakh and striking portraits of Goa’s Catholic community for the book Edge of Faith by William Dalrymple. He is also the recipient of the coveted Yves Saint Laurent grant for photography.
Photography is a way of feeling and experiencing something for which you couldn’t be physically there. And these photographers have given a lot of that reality through their lens and continue to freeze moments.
