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of Kolkata. “My surroundings were

breathtakingly beautiful. I would often

wish I had a camera so that I could

preserve its exquisiteness through

my photos. I was, however, naively

unaware of the expenses that came with

photography.” His father was eventually

able to give him a secondhand Vivitar

camera, which still forms a part of

his gear today.

Learning Small Lessons

The first time Jayanta actually started

making images was in Darjeeling, when

he was 18 years old. His uncle owned a

Kodak camera and he loaned it to Jayanta

for the duration of his stay.

That first roll of film, however,

proved to be a disaster for him. For

some reason, none of the images could

be developed.“The roll contained a

Humans rarely

make an appearance

in his photographs.

When they do, they are

usually dwarfed by their

surroundings, as he

believes we are mere

spectators to creation.

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