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“I wish we had all been birds instead”

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Description

This photograph was my first published photograph on Getty Images (Reportage). Sometimes we do need that little bit of inspiration from somewhere – a little spark here and there to remove that clutter off our minds! And often that spark appears unexpectedly – almost like a gust of wind that puffs off all the onerous jolts. It is said that until you spread your wings; you'll have no idea how far you can fly – and perhaps this award-winning photograph shot on a gloomy morning at Varanasi, India is representative of this very fact. Looking at the impermeable layer of fog in-front of our eyes since 4 AM in the morning, we had no hopes of getting even one perfect shot…. but then we waited patiently for 3 complete hours in the middle of freezing cold without a jacket when this unbelievable sight unfolded right in-front of our eyes! And it’s right said that “Chaos has an under-lying order” – in the middle of a chaotic scene, I found my inner peace and managed to freeze the moment alongside. Name of Artist: Sammya Brata Medium: Photography Editions: 40 Image specifications- 6016 × 4016 Shot in the year - 2019 About the artist: A Manager by profession working with one of the Big 4’s of consulting, Sammya has been an aspiring “scribbler” right from the age of 3. Story telling has been pretty much his forte which has gradually evolved into a riveting “pursuit for photo-stories” on the Streets of Calcutta; an interest that has gradually transformed into a zest. Fondly called as “Deckle Edge” (his social media avatar), he is also the founder of Calcutta’s very first and the largest Instagram community “Calcutta Instagrammers” that has conducted hugely successful Instagram-walks & knowledge sharing sessions in the city and have been featured in leading print media like The Telegraph / The Statesman/ Times of India and popular online media like National Geographic Magazine, Mashable, First post, Social Samosa etc. highlighting the success. As a passionate Street Photographer, he has won numerous photography competitions and awards at the National and International level including features by top Photography brands like Canon India, Nikon India, National Geographic Traveller India, Animal Planet, Fujifilm India, Idea Cellular, Vodafone, Sennheiser India, ASUS India, Nerolac Paints, Berger Paints etc. He is also the winner of India’s biggest live photo contest Canon Photo Marathon India 2019 and recently travelled to Japan to represent the country at the Grand Finale of the Canon Asia Marathon 2019. He has also conceptualized and executed a number of successful mixed-media-events like Calcutta Art Confluence and has been the brand ambassador of Vivo India mobiles. His contribution to the book “SoulCity-Inside Stories from Calcutta” is a manifestation of his love, attachment and allegiance towards his “Soul-City”- Calcutta, a book that features one of his short-stories and some his memorable photographs. He has also assisted in curation of photographs for a recently launched book – “The Temporary Calcuttan” and enriched the photo-gallery of the recently renovated Metcalfe Hall, a project by the Archaeological Survey of India. He has also been a two time TEDx Speaker and a part of the organizing team of India’s largest NFT exhibition in Bangalore in 2022. License: Primary NFT holder is free to use in advertising, display privately and in groups, including virtual galleries, documentaries, and essays by holder of the NFT, as long as creator is credited. Provides no rights to create commercial merchandise, commercial distribution, or derivative works. Copyright remains with creator.