I spent the last few mornings coaching some students from a neighbourhood school on the basics of photography. Previously, I had taught Primary and Junior College students, but this was my first time teaching Secondary students. It was an interesting experience for me and I had to constantly try to adapt my material on the...
I came across this excellent multimedia production by Mediastorm featuring the work of photojournalist Walter Astrada on the cultural pressure of women in India to bear a son. This preference originates from the belief that men make money while women, because of their expensive dowry costs, are a financial burden. The consequences of this preference...
Whenever I get to travel, I would check out if there are any interesting photography exhibitions in the local arts listings when I arrive. When I was in Hong Kong this past week, I was quite happy to find out that Canadian photographer Edward Burtynsky was having an exhibition at the Sundaram Tagore Gallery from September...