The Walk of Aquarius

A walk signifies a journey in literature. To a wanderer, it's an escape...and to some, it's a way back home. But to the subject of this snap, it's a struggle - the road. If put in simple words, her entire life is summed up somewhere between those two points from her home to her destination. Her everyday tussle to get the bare minimum supply of water.

Now the question is - did she enjoy the journey? A mystery to me indeed as I never got to ask her. Well, I dared not. I was unsure if I will, at all, be helpful... sometimes roads become an escape too eh! and thus this got me thinking.

Don’t we say "walks" are more about the path than the destination but isn't the reality quite contrary to that?

Sometimes we just click because it seems appealing as a subject but later when we again sit with our creations, they seem to question us back. They ask us about their significance, they demand to be evaluated. That's the best part of being a photographer. Your shutters are not shutting down the possibilities but opening another wide view of new prospects to improve yourself.

Presenting "The Walk of Aquarius” from “Amour de Grey”. Aquarius is the water bearer in mythology. She holds a pot of water that can quench thirst or wreak havoc as well. Aquarius is one of the most powerful personas because of her rage and I deem my subject is no less than Aquarius herself. Her everyday striving to quench the thirst for her family makes her a Goddess no less and if I may add, the walk of Aquarius is a story not only about the mundane journey but the path to a better conscience. This snap is eye-opening (for me at least) and, somewhere it had something changed inside of me. Things stirred inside and someday…someday I wish to make that lady's journey some less of a struggle.

“Amour de Grey” – an unconditional love with Grey's monotony.

Welcome to my winter collection - an ensemble of 7 moods, all set against the backdrop of grey.

Now, as you may know, Grey represents a somewhat negative sentiment, a mood that does not exactly expound happiness but monotony or gloom. But for me, “Amour de Grey” is a challenge because it withholds 7 different moods of grey and tries to break all those orthodoxies about this beautiful mid-tone.

“Amour de Grey” minutely tries to showcase the poetic meaning of winter - the struggles, the confusions, the cold, and the clouded diversions we often come across in reality. But winter is also cozy. Winter promises a new spring and likewise this collection hints at new beginnings - the daily struggle coming to an end with positive hopes.

Also, “Amour de Grey” is a case study of the rural life of the people of Northeast India - their daily chores and their efforts to advance each day. Even amidst their hardship, their brave endeavours are what inspired me to launch this collection. I want to share it worldwide to give this "view of life" a universal platform, for people to know about them, for people to share their enthusiasm.

Also, all the snaps are titled uniquely with mythological references to certain emotions that these pictures hold. I hope your journey through “Amour de Grey” removes the grey sorrows your heart holds and places a refreshing introspection instead.