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Sun. May. 1, 2005
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Art & Culture > Movie &Theatre > Archive
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Your Contribution: Imaging the Underdog
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| “In India, I saw uncensored reality, real poverty, real madness, not the sanitized cleaned up, behind closed doors society of Britain. But why are these themes so interesting to me? Because they are more real, everyone identifies with the underdog, not many can identify with the entrenched falsity of the ruling classes.” (Gautam Narang)
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Gautam Narang is a British up-and-coming photographer with Indian roots. Only 21 years old, he has already won three prestigious awards: He gained the 1st place in the Canon Top Shots competition, two of his pictures were picked out of 25,000 entries and he gained two merits in the Fujifilm Merit Awards, and he was also short-listed to the top 5 in the MTV Photo Essay Awards.
Gautam is known for his outstanding use of color and original take on a range of subject matters. His work has been exhibited in London, in New York (collaborative work shown at Field of New York ) and in an exhibition held by the St. Petersburg’s Modern Art Gallery for this work on the theme of contrast.
In this feature Gautam shares some of his favorite photos he made in India and tells us what they mean to him:
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1) This photograph was taken in New Delhi. Tea is one of Asia’ greatest inventions. I love tea, and the old style and way of having a cup of tea is timeless.
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2) While I was walking around I heard these voices. They drew me closer; I had never heard such beautiful voices. I came closer and discovered this group of folk singers. It was like walking into history: Their faces are timeless.
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3) We live in a complex world where Eastern traditions combine with Western materialism; these two signs represent that duality.
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You can e-mail Gautam Narang at gnarang@flipeye.com.
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