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LIGHTSCRIBERS COLLECTION

SOCIAL DOCUMENTARY

 

SOUND OF SILENCE

Another world with a presence of absence remains within the sound of silence, little world within our big planet rotating on another orbit with its own rhythm. To most it may seem insignificant yet it undeniably exists, with its own citizens, own language, own emotions, own sounds or rather its own silence too.
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View the story by Debiprasad

    

GOD NEVER TALKS BUT THE DEVIL KEEPS ADVERTISING

India have made her prominence felt on the world map through taking giant steps in technology and economy. On the other hand, it’s still a country where exorcism exists. This series explores some of the most dramatic and thought provoking moments from the unique “Ghost Fair-Exorcism”.
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View the story by Debiprasad

    

A KALEIDOSCOPE CALLED KIEV

As a country Ukraine carries indelible signs from its long history of war and strife. Signs that are intrinsically blended with its people, culture and environment. Especially so in the country’s capital, Kiev. The Kiev kaleidoscope is about a journey - from depression to celebration, from darkness to light, from monochromes to a riot of colors.
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View the story by Gourab

PHOTO JOURNALISM

 

FIRST FORTNIGHT OF BREXISTENTIAL CRISIS

“Old is dying and the new cannot be born.” Probably this was the most appropriate phrase to describe the situation in the first fortnight in UK since the declaration of BREXIT result. Confusions, predictions and expectations are everywhere. This series explores many of those moods.
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View the story by Debiprasad

    

KOLKATA FLYOVER COLLAPSE

The “Vivekananda Road Flyover” collapsed in the heart of Kolkata, India on 31st March, 2016. It resulted in the loss of 25+ innocent lives, critical injuries to over 100+ victims as well as utter chaos. This series captures the various aspects of that catastrophic collapse.

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View the story by Debiprasad

    

REINCARNATION OF AGRICULTURE

Taking agricultural land for industrialization has been the dominant narrative of development in the 21st century, especially in the developing countries. In this context, the story of Singur in West Bengal’s Hooghly district stands as a striking example in reversing the trend.
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View the story by Gourab

VISUAL STORIES

 

THE STARS ARE HIS BONES

This is an Indo-Irish project as photographer Debiprasad and poet littérateur Gabriel Rosenstock have combined their creative forces to produce an atmospheric photo-haiku monograph infused with the wisdom of Upanishadic extracts. The harmonious interplay of sublimated form of poetry as 'found haiku' with the synthetic narrative of the images created the magic.
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Photo-haiku portfolio by Debiprasad & Gabriel

    

CRIES & WHISPERS

This venture is an assemble of fragmented poetic images of constantly changing personal journey undertaken by a poet and a photographer on a gloomy track. The spontaneity of life is still compelling, where the overriding impression of love is not missing in the pandemonium of the city of joy spelt out in the sarcasm of metropolis.

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View the series by Palas

    

IF I DIE IN MY SLEEP

"a dream within a dream
what if the sages were wrong
stoned out of their minds
what if I die
before this dream is over"
- A photographic doubt by Debiprasad and Tanka in response by great Irish poet Gabriel Rosenstock.

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View the series by Debiprasad

 

NATURE WILL TAKE OVER

Nature and civilization should always complement each other. When this coexistence happens in proper, the world becomes a much more beautiful and harmonious place to live in. This series captures some wonderful moments when this coexistence actually happened.
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Click here to view the collection by Chinmoy, Chandra & Bhaskar

    

AAT BACHOR AGAR EKDIN

Poetry and life are two different outpouring of the same thing; life as we usually conceive it contains what we normally accept as reality. Representation of Jibanananda Das’s famous poem “aat bachor agar ekdin” through the language of photography.

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View the series by Palash

    

LANDSCAPES

 

DAMODAR A RIVERSCAPE

From this cauldron, over the course of time, the river has woven out its own stories. Stories that are nested within its geographical and natural contours and yet stories that eventually spin beyond their origins. This collection is a short segment of such diverse, fragmented, and often unexplored stories have evolved over time, metamorphosed, and eventually created a chronicle of the river.
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Click here to view the collection by Bhaskar

    

MONSOON BY THE SEA

The dark and rich texture of monsoon clouds over vast expanses of the ocean create a deep impact on the viewer’s mind. This series attempts to showcase that this impact goes beyond the beyond the visual impact and instead, touches some chords that resonate with one’s soul.
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IMPOSING MOUNTAINS

Mountains remind one about how insignificant they are. They make the human beings feel humble and reinforce the enormous power of Mother Nature. This series showcases this sense of immense power and beauty of the mountains with images from treks in various parts of the Indian Himalayas.
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EXPLOITATION & RETALIATION

Over the years humans and human civilization has exploited the nature for its own short-lived benefits. It had left behind deep wounds on the soul of mother earth. At times we have seen retaliation by the nature, and it had taken over civilization, along with all its proud creations. Eventually the equilibrium is maintained, and civilization evolved…

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View the series by Bhaskar

    

TOWARDS THE END

At the end, nothing remains, not even the memory. The end generally does not come at a go. There are both subtle as well as tell-tale signs before the eventual end arrives. But knowing the eternal truth doesn't make it less painful.

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View the series by Bhaskar

    

LIFE OF A STREAM

The series captures the transition of a river from its source up in the mountains to its destination into the ocean. Each frame in this series tries to present an elusive perspective which corresponds to a particular state of mind or a much larger truth of our lives.

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View the series by Bhaskar

COLLECTIONS FROM ASSOCIATE MEMBERS

 

FLOW AS LIFE FLOWS

Bipasha being a perceptive individual, captured stories all around the world that exists in a split moment. Rediscovering Vincent Van Gogh, a time traveler meeting his hopeless younger soul or few stolen moments from bustling cityscape, all coexists in a perfect harmony and together creates the vibrant flow of life.
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Click here to view the collection by Bipasa

    

THE CITY OF EMOTION

Being a young & sensitive photographer, Sourish captured myriads of moods & moments of the city of joy, creating definitive impressions of the warmth of humanity and portraying supremacy of emotion over all other aspects of human existence in this city with sublime subtlety & creative perspectives.

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RANDOM VISUAL STORIES

Collection of more visual stories, emotions & realizations esthetically poetic to realistic, captured in the middle of nowhere to busy city streets… from Anirban Banerjee, Ayon Bose & Sangita Das Naskar.

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