Samyak Drishti Magazine for Photographers in India & World

cropped-logo-both
Edit Content
Click on the Edit Content button to edit/add the content.

vol 01 | issue 01

August 2020

© Sudharak Olwe

Dear Readers,

“If a picture is good, it tells many different stories”, says the renowned Czech-French photographer Josef Koudelka. Samyak Drishti is a humble and sincere attempt to do precisely the same. We are a team of journalists, artists and storytellers striving to tell stories of the marginalized classes which need a voice, face and an audience. It’s a platform to promote documentary photography that would inspire and enable positive change by creating a plural space for those who speak best through their art.
Although the COVID-19 pandemic has tested our resolve by throwing our ordinary lives off balance, it hasn’t dampened our spirits to bring out this first issue of Samyak Drishti to you all. We are delighted to have been able to launch this issue despite the technical and geographical constraints in these uncertain times.
It would not have been possible without the collective effort of our friends and colleagues who very kindly agreed to contribute their ideas, articles, photos and, most importantly, their valuable time in the making of this e-magazine. A warm-hearted thank you all of them.
We hope that you enjoy reading this issue and keep visiting us for the upcoming ones.
Happy reading and stay safe!

Conversation

Interview of Shahidul Alam by Shraddha Ghatge
Alam won the Times Person of the Year (2018) and more recently, the 2020 International Press Freedom Award. Coincidentally, Samyak Drishti spoke to him on the same day (August 5), when he was arrested couple of years ago. With an occasional sprinkling of warm-hearted anecdotes and honest answers, Alam spoke about his journey, arrest, Drik Photo library, and the soulful art of photography.