The exposition of the Indian Portrait is one of the most interesting and recurrent phenomenon that has happened to Ahmedabad in all its thirteen editions since 2010. We have not been short in our praise of Anil Relia and his…

The religious, traditional and tribal Fairs, the rural games from north to South in India and carnivals in foreign cultures particularly Sourh American countries always present colourful and exotic sights and settings which can be a wiling photographer’s delight. The…

Photgrapher Vivek Desai has had special trysts with some unique cities, regions, classes of people and festivals during his illustrious career of twenty five years with the lens. The city of Benares, Naga Sadhus and Kachchh are some prominent examples…

The World Photography Day is here and our city is not lagging behind in celebrating it. A reasonably gathered show is here that was started at the Open Gallery in Amdavad ni Gufa premises on Wednesday by designer-artist Surendra Patel…

This week it is a Photography show at Amdavad ni Gufa. Coming precisely a year after Jyoti Bhatt’s pre-Corona Lockout show about the Indian Portrait – Part XI in March 2020, titled Mati, meaning ‘the dust’, this one at hand…

After we come out from a show of paintings inaugurated earlier, where a whole city is pegged to the realism practiced by the artist, we also head to see this photography show beginning on the same evening. This show seems…

Even as Edition 2 of Abhivyakti unfolds further with its events in the second week, it provides a sense that the entire fest is poised to indulge in experimentation; each event demonstrating that dimension in their own right. You see…

Banaras, Varanasi or Kashi as the artist’s fancy is before us yet again. This time in a show of photography. The show Banaras – the breathing legacy by the well-known photographer of our part and Navjivan Trust’s managing trustee Vivek…

Vivek Desai created a special exhibition for these seven students from his Vision Extended Photography Academy, to highlight their creativity. The group show stimulated the senses with themes as diverse as spirituality, wildlife, hotels and street life.   There’s not much in common between these seven photographers,…

Experience Northeast India here in the western suburbs of Ahmedabad through Ancela Jamindar’s first solo photography exhibition ‘Enchanted By You’, on display at Ravishankar Raval Kala Bhavan till April 7. Photojournalist Ancela Jamindar’s striking photographs bear testimony to how pockets of…

Mitul Kajaria’s photographic documentation of the transitions that have occurred in Ahmedabad is more than just a series of pictures. Not only is it a testament to Ahmedabad being the first World Heritage City, but it also asks pivotal questions…

Hitzig’s first solo photography exhibition packs in vivid representations of the serene European Alps right adjacent to the jam-packed streets of India and the amazing wildlife of Asia, all under a single roof at Satya Art Gallery. European photographers have…

  Photo: Anuj Ambalal Cinematographer Navroze Contractor’s students document the street typists, barbers, and construction labourers of Ahmedabad. Witness raw glimpses of city life in this exhibition. Aged men sit and type documents on typewriters in front of Bhadra City…

Desai’s photographs perceptively captures the Indian circus and gives the observer an unrestricted view of the life & people there, at his solo exhibition ‘Circus & Me’ at Satya Art Gallery, Ahmedabad.   Since decades, the inquisitive Vivek Desai has been photographing the…

Self-taught photographer Mitul Kajaria’s monochromatic captures of the Himalaya’s ‘folded landscapes’ are curiously multidimensional and unconventioinal. As soon as I entered the Somalal Shah Art Gallery at Ravishankar Raval Kala Bhavan, and observed Kajaria’s aligned photograph frames, I imagined hearing…

Artist and design educator Dashrath Patel captures elements in motion – narratives of dance and dancers – par excellence, in the first such exhibition ever on his photographic works. Even before I entered the gallery, the sight of the two magnificent monochromes, thoughtfully…

Famous for his cubist and pop art paintings, Jyoti Bhatt’s astounding creativity has this time been showcased in the form of uniquely paired photographs at Satya Art Gallery. Peep into Bhatt’s eccentric perspectives of Indian rural folk art. In the…

Travelling wildlife photographer Saurabh Desai portrays animals, patterns, colours and creativity all at once at Visual Poetries, an exhibition on display till 11th April that should not be ignored by visual art adorers. Here’s a Creative Yatra view for the…

“Chhabi Kem Jovi” is a discussion on photography appreciation by eminent photographer Vivek Desai at the monthly talk series “Paraspar” held at Kanoria Centre for Arts. With his characteristic frankness the photographer explained to audience the relation of philosophy with…

The French Republic is renowned for its culinary art, culture, architecture and of course the courteously beautiful language. And to relive the French in our nation Alliance Francaise de Ahmedabad has brought us the creations of avid photographer Maia Flore…

  A man bathing his elephant in the flow of a mighty river… A priest conducting rituals between the pillars of an ancient temple… Rocks, trees, clouds and the river coming together in timeless harmony… These are some of the…

The Ravishankar Raval Lalit Kala Academy hosted “Narratives: Short Stories from street and wild: A photography exhibition”  from the 2nd to the 4th of December.  The exhibition was sponsored by the State Lalit Kala Academy. The exhibition showcases the photo…

“In believing we are a nation, we are cherishing a great delusion. How can people divided into thousands of castes be a nation?” – B.R. Ambedkar. Blue Icon – Contemporary Reiterations is a perfect example of brilliant curation, one which…

  “I was all alone on the beach looking for pictures, when suddenly it happened. As dimensions of time and space vanished, I slowly dissolved in the fathomless blue. Something confined within the narrow shell of my mind and body…

Industrial Revolution is one of the important turning point in the course of history. It gave birth to many inventions and technological advancements like combustion engine, large machine powered factories and electrical power generation. And a major invention related to…

Some visuals in this story show graphic violence, may not be suitable for all audiences. Viewers discretion advised. Birth is painful! They say, when a mother gives birth to a child she undergoes through a pain equivalent to fracturing 20…