Imageine: Ways of seeing
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Take your experience further with Premium access. Thought-provoking Opinions, Expert Analysis, In-depth Insights and other Member Only BenefitsI was in Kolkata for 30 hours last week. The skyline was framed by green canopies. There were Durgas in every form imaginable. Bright yellow taxis. A chorus of horns and chaos.
I am not a professional photographer. I don’t know the technicalities of photography. I take photographs to capture what makes me smile, what I see around me, and what I find interesting. I think I tend to sometimes notice things that others don’t. This relates to both nature as well as things that are human-made. It’s all very simple. It’s my way of saying — this is what I saw; this is what touched me; this is what moved me; this is what made me smile. I am sharing these pictures with you. Perhaps they may bring some joy to you too!
I take pictures mostly with my phone (Galaxy S25) and at times with the Nikon Coolpix P950. These pictures in Kolkata were taken with both.
— Mahishini Colonne is Sri Lanka’s High Commissioner to India