Theme—Rural Bengal, India
DYUTIMAN MUKHOPADHYAY PHOTOGRAPHY
Son of the soil—1 of 4
The picture (part of a series) was taken in a remote village called Amirpur at South 24 Parganas District, West Bengal, India, where one of the chief sources of livelihood is agriculture. The essence of these people is their simple approach to life. They might have to bear the brunt of extreme poverty—yet they are happy and content by nature. Our good old earth has enough to feed everyone—only if we all were at peace with nature with a little humility and nurture our longing for a life fulfilled.
Theme—Rural Bengal, India.
March 31, 2012; village Amirpur, South 24 Parganas District, West Bengal, India; Camera—Canon PowerShot A580.
Son of the soil—2 of 4
Theme—Rural Bengal, India.
March 31, 2012; village Amirpur, South 24 Parganas District, West Bengal, India; Camera—Canon PowerShot A580.
Son of the soil—3 of 4
Theme—Rural Bengal, India.
March 31, 2012; village Amirpur, South 24 Parganas District, West Bengal, India; Camera—Canon PowerShot A580
Son of the soil—4 of 4
Theme—Rural Bengal, India.
March 31, 2012; village Amirpur, South 24 Parganas District, West Bengal, India; Camera—Canon PowerShot A580
Trying to be the son of soil
Theme—Rural Bengal, India.
January 23, 2017; Mukutmanipur, West Bengal, India; Camera—Canon EOS 60D DSLR.
Lost in solitude
—Shantiniketan, West Bengal, India.
—The home of Rabindranath Tagore- arguably the greatest poet India has ever seen.
Theme—Rural Bengal, India.
October 8, 2010; Shantiniketan, West Bengal, India; Camera—Canon PowerShot A580.
The blue umbrella
Theme—Rural Bengal, India.
October 8, 2010; Shantiniketan, West Bengal, India; Camera—Canon PowerShot A580.
Aqua Pearls
Theme—Rural Bengal, India.
October 8, 2010; Shantiniketan, West Bengal, India; Camera—Canon PowerShot A580.
Last Light
Theme—Rural Bengal, India.
October 31, 2009; Talasari beach, Baleswar district, Odisha, India; Camera—Canon PowerShot A580.
rendezvous
Noun.
a meeting at an agreed time and place.
—Oxford Languages.
Theme—Rural Bengal, India.
October, 2008; Panchet Dam, Purulia district, West Bengal; India;
Camera—Nikon FM-10—35 mm film SLR.
Symphony
Theme—Rural Bengal, India.
November 1, 2009; Talasari beach, Baleswar district, Odisha, India; Camera—Canon PowerShot A580.
One day—Everyday
Theme—Rural Bengal, India.
March 31, 2012; village Amirpur, South 24 Parganas District, West Bengal, India; Camera—Canon PowerShot A580.
Between two worlds
Theme—Rural Bengal, India.
October 31, 2009; Talasari beach, Baleswar district, Odisha, India; Camera—Canon PowerShot A580.
Composition with pink sandals in a clay house during rain
Theme—Rural Bengal, India.
October 8, 2010; Shantiniketan, West Bengal, India; Camera—Canon PowerShot A580.
Reflection of coconut leaves in a puddle of rain water
Theme—Rural Bengal, India.
June 27, 2017; Hooghly, Hindmotor, West Bengal, India; Camera—Samsung Galaxy Grand 2.
Portrait of a villager staring at a cracked yellow wall
Theme—Rural Bengal, India.
January 24, 2017; Mukutmanipur, West Bengal, India; Camera—Canon EOS 60D DSLR.
Siblings—conscious of the camera
Theme—Rural Bengal, India.
January 24, 2017; Mukutmanipur, West Bengal, India; Camera—Canon EOS 60D DSLR.
Swans running back home as storm approaches
Theme—Rural Bengal, India.
March 31, 2012; village Amirpur, South 24 Parganas District, West Bengal, India; Camera—Canon PowerShot A580.
Blind Faith
I am blind—
Just reaching out—
Where I can feel your warmth;
I know it’s yours.
—dyutiman mukhopadhyay.
Theme—Rural Bengal, India.
October 2007; Joypur forest near Bishnupur, Bankura, West Bengal, India; Camera—Nikon FM-10—35 mm film SLR.
Sunnight
Theme—Rural Bengal, India.
February 10, 2022; West Bengal, India, Camera—Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro.
composition with moss, dried leaves, and rice grains
Theme—Rural Bengal, India.
August 14, 2022; West Bengal, Hooghly, India, Camera—Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro.
Elephant gods
Two clay idols of Ganesha (the elephant God) lie within the dark recesses of a sacred fig tree.
Theme—Rural Bengal, India.
September 7, 2022; West Bengal, India.
Camera—Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro.