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“A year ago, we were browsing through old editions of the college magazine, when we stumbled upon records that documented how old the society was. So we began assembling works of photographers that would symbolize the work of photographers in over the six decades of the society,” says Bincy Mathew, secretary, Photosoc. In all there are works of nine alumni photographers and 11 current students that depicts the diversity of the exhibition. Activist and photographer Ram Rahman's image of a Dusshera procession in Old Delhi, in the 80s beside another work of a boy holding a hoarding in the Nizamuddin area captures the ethnicity of Delhi. “These two images are representative of the work I have done over the years. They highlight the two sides of Delhi,” says Rahman, who pursued Physics Honours at St Stephen’s for a year. Though he did not graduate from the college, there are some who are grateful to the society for nurturing their vision.
“It is the first time that the college students have exhibited the work of the alumni and current students of the college together. It is a commendable effort and a matter of pride to have such photographers been associated with the society,” says Fanthome, recipient of the National Academy Award, 2008 instituted by the Lalit Kala Academy.
His image titled Samay taken in a public park with joy rides captures the play of shadows. Panoramic photographer Amit Pasricha's two works from his ongoing project on the spiritual destinations in India also feature at the exhibition. “These works are mysterious and poignant and have a brooding sensation about them,” says Pasricha, about his image of the remains of the Chola temple on the coast, south of Pondicherry. The works are on display till February 14.


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