Goodbye Padmini: A Portrait of Urban Memory
Goodbye Padmini is a photographic series by Aparna Jayakumar that reflects on the cultural and visual legacy of the Premier Padmini taxi — once the lifeblood of Mumbai’s streets. Originally introduced to India in the 1960s as the Fiat 1100D and later adapted by Premier Automobiles Limited, the Padmini became a beloved urban icon. With […]
Out of Gaza
Tells the stories of Palestinian wounded people who were injured in the recent war on Gaza, And those who receive treatment here in Qatar Fatima Abu Shaar’s 14-year-old son had just cooked his first meal, a moment of celebration at a time when celebration was scarce. “It tastes great,” she recalls telling him. Then the […]
Annotations in my grandfather’s Quran
This project explores how individuals use sacred religious texts especially the Quran to preserve personal memories and cultural heritage. At the heart of the story is my grandfather, Abdulredha Dhiaa Al-Deen, born in 1933 in Karbala, Iraq. Over the course of his life, he witnessed major historical turning points: World War II, the fall of […]
The big cats of Siberia
I’ve been shooting wildlife for over twenty years. With my photos, I’m trying to make a small contribution to the cause of nature conservation. And it may sound grandiloquent, but I would like to make this world a better place, both for people and for wild animals. Today, Russia and the world are overwhelmed by […]
the yellow river
Carrying out this photograph project is because of the inspiration after reading the novel River of the North written by Zhang chengzhi。Attracted by the powerful words in this novel, I decided to take a walk along the Yellow River to experience and feel the father-like broad and wide brought from this river, so that I […]