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Photos: Students in Delhi exhibit poignant photographic portraits

Graduating photography students from the Sri Aurobindo Centre for Arts and Communication have put up a series of poignant portraiture at the India Habitat Centre, New Delhi.

Updated on: Dec 23, 2017 5:26 PM IST

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A student of photography at the Sri Aurobindo Centre for Arts and Communication, Rishi Kumar’s self-portraiture is a tragicomic caricature of his mind. (Rishi Kumar)

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A student of photography at the Sri Aurobindo Centre for Arts and Communication, Rishi Kumar’s self-portraiture is a tragicomic caricature of his mind. (Rishi Kumar)

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‘Traditional Butchers’ is a series of portraits of people involved in the traditional style of meat cutting. Butchery is one of the world’s oldest and most respected professions, yet butchers are subjected to social exclusion. (Affaan Ahmed)

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‘Traditional Butchers’ is a series of portraits of people involved in the traditional style of meat cutting. Butchery is one of the world’s oldest and most respected professions, yet butchers are subjected to social exclusion. (Affaan Ahmed)

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“For this project, I chose to look outwards and find moments on the street which reflected my state of mind. The elements in my photos symbolise my isolation,” says Sunanda Pathak, the photographer. (Sunanda Pathak)

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“For this project, I chose to look outwards and find moments on the street which reflected my state of mind. The elements in my photos symbolise my isolation,” says Sunanda Pathak, the photographer. (Sunanda Pathak)

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“This project is an outcome of my fascination for bath fitting products that shine like pearls once they are finely finished. The workers and the machinery behind this process became my area of interest,” writes Jain. (Shubham Jain )

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“This project is an outcome of my fascination for bath fitting products that shine like pearls once they are finely finished. The workers and the machinery behind this process became my area of interest,” writes Jain. (Shubham Jain )

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“The process of photographing shoe making has helped me get a deeper understanding of this industry. It was much before the partition, that my great grandfather travelled from Sehwan, now in Pakistan, to Agra to trade in shoes,” says Guwalani. (Ayushi Guwalani)

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“The process of photographing shoe making has helped me get a deeper understanding of this industry. It was much before the partition, that my great grandfather travelled from Sehwan, now in Pakistan, to Agra to trade in shoes,” says Guwalani. (Ayushi Guwalani)

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“While working during the day, the machines have an aggressive and active personality and as the day fades, they slowly become silent and dormant in their own world,” says Gupta. (Tanya Gupta)

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“While working during the day, the machines have an aggressive and active personality and as the day fades, they slowly become silent and dormant in their own world,” says Gupta. (Tanya Gupta)

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“These building ruins seem to have their own stories. They seem to have demons, pain and chaos just like it is with us, humans,” says Boken. (Rakshita Boken)

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“These building ruins seem to have their own stories. They seem to have demons, pain and chaos just like it is with us, humans,” says Boken. (Rakshita Boken)

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“Yamuna Bazaar, Delhi, is home to more than nine thousand addicts. While the city rejects these people as imbeciles, addicts and junkies, Yamuna Bazaar accepts them for who they are,” writes Rastogi. (Shikhar Rastogi)

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“Yamuna Bazaar, Delhi, is home to more than nine thousand addicts. While the city rejects these people as imbeciles, addicts and junkies, Yamuna Bazaar accepts them for who they are,” writes Rastogi. (Shikhar Rastogi)

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“Not every house is of the same colour.” A woman said this to Jain while she was photographing her and it stayed with her throughout her image making process. “This is my step to take you into their environment,” says Jain. (Juhi Jain)

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“Not every house is of the same colour.” A woman said this to Jain while she was photographing her and it stayed with her throughout her image making process. “This is my step to take you into their environment,” says Jain. (Juhi Jain)

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Sadr’s ‘Surface’ series creates new spaces with fragments of existing spaces. The birds are essential as they break away from the definite or the concrete into the vastness to emphasize the expanse. (Azra Sadr)

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Sadr’s ‘Surface’ series creates new spaces with fragments of existing spaces. The birds are essential as they break away from the definite or the concrete into the vastness to emphasize the expanse. (Azra Sadr)

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“My house, which is over fifty years old, has hosted four generations. Now we’re moving out of here and I can’t get over the fact that this will be someone else’s home once we are gone and they might change it as per their will,” says Khera. (Arjun Khera)

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“My house, which is over fifty years old, has hosted four generations. Now we’re moving out of here and I can’t get over the fact that this will be someone else’s home once we are gone and they might change it as per their will,” says Khera. (Arjun Khera)

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“When I come across the tree swaying with the wind, it reminds me of a song, of losing my inhibitions buried deep within.The photographs explore the idea of my reality,” writes Sehgal. (Vinati Sehgal)

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“When I come across the tree swaying with the wind, it reminds me of a song, of losing my inhibitions buried deep within.The photographs explore the idea of my reality,” writes Sehgal. (Vinati Sehgal)

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“In my photographs, I tried to enter corners of my mind that felt fear, standing or walking a silent road. Those everyday spaces are photographed in a way which show transformation and how the night can become disturbing,” writes De Kashyap. (Proneet De Kashyap)

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“In my photographs, I tried to enter corners of my mind that felt fear, standing or walking a silent road. Those everyday spaces are photographed in a way which show transformation and how the night can become disturbing,” writes De Kashyap. (Proneet De Kashyap)

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