The dark side of fairness creams
August 5, 2024
Aishwarya and a million other dark girls named after her must all be returning to Fairness, or so the Lux ads are exhorting . Why does Aishwarya need to return
Of Ovals and other offices
August 5, 2024
Bill Clinton is making geometry news these days (oct 2003) drawing ovals and global circles around Iraq. 15 years ago when Reagan occupied that office there was this Star Wars
Book Review – A ViewFinder’s Journey
August 5, 2024
It is an onerous task to review the work of a fellow photographer and when it is Praful Patel of the Piramal Gallery the task becomes more acute. However Prafulbhai
Sikh and ye shall find.
August 5, 2024
Raghu Rai is a photographer of international importance who derives all his nourishment from the land that raised him. From his days at India Today and those remarkable, unforgettable black
The Dream Collector
August 5, 2024
A long time ago in 1979 I got really lucky. In those years you were more likely to get serendipitous when browsing the book stands near Flora Fountain. There were
Sieff – Look forward to this Rear View
August 5, 2024
There is a very large book available in book shops near you and if it isn’t then it is well worth your while to order it. Here is the good
Coaxed Basalt.
August 5, 2024
Discovering Andreas Bitesnich has been a reward in itself. A tiny photograph by him in a publisher’s catalogue set up the scent. The world wide web never ceases to amaze,
Fetishes
August 5, 2024
Perhaps the most haunting book in recent times would be Cyclops, by Albert Watson. How do you define a trend setter? By definition it is beyond definition. Watson’s book is
Ex Libris
August 5, 2024
You do not review Ralph Gibson but let him let you into his view and re spect. The word itself means re-view, to re-examine. If you have the good fortune