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Stolen moments
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Many of the 22 images by professional photographer Satyajit were taken during brief breaks at shoots
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QUICK TAKES Some of the works of Satyajit
A half-eaten apple casts a shadow which resembles a candle, a creeper clambers over a rusty lorry that has sunk into sand and a herd of cattle is blurred as it races past a stationary car. Shot by C.P. Satyajit, these and 22 other images are on displ
ay at the Apparao Galleries till January 31. Not planned or digitally manipulated, the photographs don’t follow a theme. Satyajit either took a break at work or paused from a walk to shoot them.
Just when he put away his camera after a long shoot for Optra Magnum, a scene inspired him to reach for it. In what struck him as an irony, the fast-moving vehicle stood patiently, while a herd of cows, generally known for their patience, seemed to be in a tearing hurry. Automobile photography is Satyajit’s strength; he has to his credit a long list of auto assignments. “I am interested in environment as well as automobiles. Considering emissions from vehicles degrade the environment, it is a strange combination.” In two pictures that form a set “Green Please”, Nature gets its own back — a creeper takes over a dilapidated lorry. A street dancer playing Rama and a beggar in a makeshift raincoat have posed for Satyajit. The frames with the dancer are called ‘dRAMA’ and the black and white snaps of the beggar are titled “It Pours”. On a rainy day, when Satyajit was relatively free, he got an old man standing outside his studio to pose for him. The old man accepted the food that was offered, but not the money.
There is an element of serendipity in his pictures. While on an assignment with contemporary dancer Padmini Chettur, Satyajit took photos of her feet coming together in different combinations and titled the series, “Feet In Conversation.” Most of the images at the exhibition were brought home from his travels. He chanced upon the half-eaten apple in Groningham, near Amsterdam. A snapshot from Thirukurungudi, the eye of an elephant having a bath resembles the central point of a whirlpool.
The image I like the most: Diamonds set beside dewdrops on the leaves of a weed. Named “Precious”, the caption asks: “Which is precious: the dewdrops or the diamonds?”
PRINCE FREDERICK
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