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SOIL TO SOUL – A complete photo documentary on the fate of the idol of Goddess mother “Durga”.
Durga Puja is one of the biggest festivals of West Bengal and is celebrated with unparalleled enthusiasm in Kolkata. The festival symbolizes the homecoming of Goddess Durga for five days to her matrimonial home from Mount Kailash. It is a celebration of good over evil as the goddess vanquishes the demon Mahishasura. In this photo Continue reading
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Kumortuli – A photo essay by Swarnendu Ballav.
Kumortuli or Kumartuli is a colony of sculptors in Kolkata, West Bengal, India who specializes in making various sculptures and idols of gods and goddesses of every religion. These artisans are settled in this colony since ages and making their living by this special profession. These artisans of Kolkata waits every year for DURGOTSAVA – Continue reading
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One Night Devotion – A photo series by Aniket Pal.
Meet young Aniket Pal, a creative and documentary photography enthusiast from Lalgola, Murshidabad, West Bengal. He started his photography journey in late 2019 as a hobby, however his perspective on photography started to change lately, now he prefers to compose his photographs in the form of storytelling or documentary. In this article, Aniket documented a Continue reading
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EDITOR’S CHOICE – 150 GREAT IMAGES OF INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY DAY CHAMPIONSHIP. (FOCUS 2021)
Introduction to FOCUS 2021 CHAMPIONSHIP : FOCUS is one of the four main annual photography competition of World Photo Freaks (now PHOENIX PHOTOGRAPHY) which is taking place since 2019 on Facebook. It is a month long photography contest which starts from 19th July and ends on the International Photography Day – 19th August every year. Continue reading
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BHATORA ISLAND – A short documentary by Sannidh Raychaudhuri.
This is photo series on the kids of Bhatora Island, a fishing village near Midnapore. Most of the kids here grow up alone without their parents as they leave early in the morning to catch fish and after that they travel to nearby markets and haats to sell them.With no one to guide them, they Continue reading
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Emotions of Life – A monochromatic documentary by Santanu Dey.
About Santanu Dey : Myself Santanu Dey, an Accountant & Logistics Manager by profession and street, people & documentary photographer by passion. Since 2016 photography has a huge influence in my life & all it started with a very interesting but an insulting incident. As I didn’t have any camera in my earlier days, I Continue reading
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GHATS OF KOLKATA – A photo essay by Dipanjan Chakraborty.
GHATS OF KOLKATA After traveling around the city of joy, Kolkata, you as a weary tourist would want to get a bit more cooler (temperature-wise) and feel refreshed. The Ganga ghats of Kolkata, dotting the entire city, are the perfect destination to serve your purpose. The reviving natural beauty and ample recreational options are appealing Continue reading
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In conversation with young and supremely talented street photographer Deepbrata Dutta.
In a telephonic interview with the editor Dr.Devdoot Roy Choudhury, this upcoming talented street photographer talks about his photography journey so far in detail. Featuring the immensely gifted Deepbrata Dutta in this special series of PHOENIX PHOTOGRAPHY interviews. He has been participating in many photography competitions and his work has been featured in some of Continue reading
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Showcasing Chanda Mathur’s exemplary ability of turning mundane situations into dramatic scenes.
It won’t be wrong to say that I am an accidental photographer. Photography just happened to me. If at all I knew anything about photography was to get photographed rather than taking photographs. I am sure if I had picked up any other form of art at that given point of time in my life, Continue reading
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In conversation with International photographer Joshua Buana.
Introduction Born in 1973, Joshua graduated from Petra University – Indonesia majoring in Architecture in 1996. He is the founder of the award winning Architec graphic design company based in Surabaya. Throughout his 25 years in the field of graphics design, Joshua is proud to have won some of the most prestigious design awards, most Continue reading
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