Category Archives: New works

“Salt” my first Artist’s book

Posted on January 6, 2011 by Brij

This is my first attempt to make and bind my own book. Bound using traditional Chinese bookbinding technique, this experiment has freed me from the pressures and preconceptions of what a photography book should and should not be. For me … Continue reading →

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“People of India” – a short video of making the project

Posted on November 8, 2010 by Brij

A 5d Mark 2 comes in handy even when working with large format!  The farmer was intrigued with what I was doing on his field, and started chatting to me.  Looking at the ground glass, he smiled and agreed also … Continue reading →

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“People of India” – my equipment…

Posted on November 6, 2010 by Brij

I have been using this Wista 45vx for a year now…and I love it.  That does not mean I am totally at ease with it, however I find the experience of making images with it a very much in line … Continue reading →

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“People of India”: the start…

Posted on November 6, 2010 by Brij

I wanted to begin this project in a part of India that I am not very familiar with, the mountainous region of Himachal Pradesh in the North.   When I work in India, I usually do day trips with a car … Continue reading →

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A new photographic project: Reimagining “People of India”

Posted on November 6, 2010 by Brij

“The People of India” was a body of work that the colonial rulers of India had instigated as a form of record keeping that would allow the British to catalog the cast, religion and other ethnographic traits of their subjects, … Continue reading →

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