Is home a place? Or is it a person?
Do you find it in a particular smell? Or in a particular tune?
Or, does it lie somewhere in the moment you over-hear a familiar phrase uttered between two strangers?
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What I learnt from ‘The Meaning in the Making’
Sean Tucker has been a guru to me over the past couple of years in my journey as an aspiring photographer. By profession, I am an architect and would never really call myself a photographer, though it is something I enjoy immensely. If in some capacity I do fit the title, I have Sean to thank. It’s from Sean that I learnt the true meaning of being a photographer – right from…
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A change of scene, amidst uncertain times
In April 2021, I left my all familiar surroundings of Goa for the large bustling city of Bangalore. As I packed my stuff, I began to think about the 3.5 years that went by for The Balcão and how it has been a springboard for success for me. But I do tend to think ‘what next?’. Having spent the last few years intensely documenting the Goan landscape, what does this move mean for my work on The Balcão, especially in this post-Covid world we now inhabit.?
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Monsoon Blues
We are in the midst of September, and the rainfall has finally started to cease in Goa. Phew! It’s been a long time coming now. We already exceeded the annual amount of rainfall way back in the end of July, and so to experience another month of torrid rains was really tough. As much as…
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The aura of Cidade de Goa
A short video that tries to capture the feel of the famous 5 star resort, Cidade de Goa, designed by the one and only Charles Correa. It is possibly best experienced against the backdrop of the fado, a solemn and melancholy genre of Portuguese music. Music: “Fado Português” by Amália Rodrigues All the rights of…
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