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Latest albums added to this collection : NYC - Buildings, Bridges, Parks, Gardens and more [Feb 2012]
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Keynote from the photographer on this collection
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Times are changing and soon in the future, transformations are going to outpace an ordinary man’s ability to keep up. Hence I feel it is very important to nurture the idea that we save and pass on the stories of our time before it’s forgotten and overwritten. This calling inspired me to go back in time and showcase a forgotten page of my own life - A collection of black and white film photographs. The sole purpose of this exhibition is to invoke and relive the feelings shared by those who lived during the golden age of film photography.
Ansel Adams said, “You don’t take a photograph, you make it“. That was quite true during my college days when we were developing those black and white images. There was a romantic sense to the dark room - it was a place where lovers had to whisper in ears because others heard them even if they spoke quietly. It was also a room that smelled of funky chemicals and the lonely red bulb stood as the only source of any light.
Setting up the easel to frame an accurate focus, getting the right exposure on to the emulsion paper, burning and dodging to create the right tone for the Image; have all become a sentiment of the past. Even the concept of buying a film dates you to an era that most people have forgotten. You may probably never find a better example on how technology has disrupted an industry altogether that even its leaders found no place to hide from the shakeup.
At least in my perspective, today’s world of photography has changed much. It has become more simplified even though it has taken away some of the core experiential values. Whatever may be the way images are developed or printed, I feel that black and white photos have never lost the blatant visual impact or the nostalgic tinkle it generates in human brains.
Undeniably, technology had rapidly fast forwarded change during our time in the field of photography. However, let’s not forget what Isaac newton said - "If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of giants”. Hence we owe a big thank you to those forgotten pioneers, the contemporary giants and the vast spectrum of individuals in between, who have contributed towards the photographical innovations our society relishes today.
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Sumesh Sukumar
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Feb 2012
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