Tag Archive 'Dhaka'

Nuts about bolts

….and screws, washers, nails, bits and pieces of things we might not think twice about – are Babla’s material for his art. Exhibited on 22nd Jan 2012 at Dhaka.

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And shooting on the streets again….

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Electric evening

A dramatic storm last evening, mighty downpour with lightning so close and bright. Massive bolts. Thunderous crackling.  By the time I got the “Roganjosh” gravy ready and put the meat and gravy back on a slow fire to simmer, the storm was abating already. Did manage to catch a few lightning strikes close to the construction [...]

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Took a long time…

Pictures for the sake of pictures, pretty photos, compelling compositions. Meaningless unless they mean something, if you get what I mean!  I have done several outings to the markets, bazaars and slums of Dhaka city. In isolation, many of the photographs I took during these visits are really meaningless. so here is an attempt to [...]

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On the street

Melting bitumen to re-pave the street – hot, choking smokey, sticky and acrid. For them, just another day earning a livelihood.

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Flowers on my plate

We’ve bought these over the years, collected a few, gifted several.  Every antique shop in Dhaka used to have them, but these are getting rare [and expensive] now. Where did these come from, what is the painting style called, who were the artists who painstakingly applied their skill to these artful ceramic pieces? Would like to [...]

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