From the series 50 Minutes by Saptarshi Sanyal

Delhi Photo Festival 2013

From the series 50 Minutes
by Saptarshi Sanyal

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Title: From the series 50 Minutes by Saptarshi Sanyal
Creator: Delhi Photo Festival 2013
Rights: © Saptarshi Sanyal All rights reserved. May not be copied without prior written consent.
Photographer: Saptarshi Sanyal
About the series: 50 Minutes: The local train was a daily necessity. It wasn’t luxurious – with mere millimetres separating me from fellow commuters, I would resign into ephemeral struggle every day. Notwithstanding the assault on my senses, I learnt how to carve out gaps with my legs, shoulders, elbows and hands. This project essays empathy, sometimes contempt, that I felt everyday; for the familiar yet anonymous commuting millions like me. It portrays the train's interior as a traveller - a strange and perverse vehicle of human equity. No different from the people I show – we escape the crowd into exhausted stupor. The marks we wear are torn away in this world that exists in a journey of 50 Minutes.
About the Photographer: Saptarshi Sanyal, b.1983, India, is an independent photographer currently based in Delhi. He is largely self-taught; guided by very credible mentors. His long-term documentary photography is underscored by ambiguity and subjectivity of human perception. Saptarshi’s work has been published previously in Invisible Photographer Asia, National Geographic (Online), Better Photography and Photoburst.

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