During rush hour at Churchgate Station in Mumbai, people appear and disappear within minutes. It’s like a human deluge. A train arrives, and the platform is full, then suddenly it is empty again. Then another train comes in, and there are hundreds of people. I wanted to capture this so I made the men reading the newspaper my point of reference. To capture the movement around them, I shot at 1/8th of a second. I didn’t have my tripod so I used an electric box to steady my camera.There are two growing trends in India: Fine art photography, which seems to be largely about textures and colours—things that we were taught not to photograph in the ’70s, because at the time, pretty and predictable was anti-creativity. The second is archival photography. While it’s good to have historical documentation, most of these images are not timeless photographs. Just because something is old doesn’t mean it has to be put in a gallery or a book. It needs to have something extraordinary to share.When I edit my work, I am ruthless, because I feel I have a responsibility. It is important that even after 40 years, when I look at an image, it should still hold together. It should have the same level of energy to speak to me again. If I can be honest with my own work I feel others should be too. If photographers want to shoot pretty, mediocre work, and feel happy about it, they should not ask for my opinion. Photography is my dharam and it is really precious to me. My heart bleeds when I have to unnecessarily hold back. Photography needs to be discussed with honesty, without any bias or prejudice.
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