Raghu rai in town for the opening of a photography festival. It is this humanity that reaches out to the reader and makes viewing these pictures such a memorable experience. Raghu rai in his own words as told to ramya sarma pocket art series. In the last 18 years, rai has specialized in extensive coverage of india. Striking pictures of sadhguru through the lens of raghu rai. Time books international, new delhi, 1989 280 x 337 mm 11 x. Raghu rai books store online buy raghu rai books online at. Free shipping, cash on delivery at indias favourite online shop. With powerful individual vision, magnum photographers chronicle the world and interpret its peoples, events, issues and personalities. Raghu rai books store online buy raghu rai books online. A master of photojournalism, raghu rais portraits are spontaneous character studies that aim to express a persons inner core. A master of photojournalism, raghu rai s portraits are spontaneous character studies that aim to express a persons inner core.
From 1982 until 1992, rai was the director of photography for india today. Popular culture completely ignores climate change, says amitav ghosh. Buy calcuttakolkata book online at low prices in india. Now, a slice of legendary photographer raghu rais best work is available in a hardcover book. Story of raghu rai raghu rai is an indian photographer and photojournalist. Raghu rai profile, biography and life history veethi. Raghu rai has published almost 40 books of photographs. It has been 20 years since saint teresa of calcutta passed on. Rai became a photographer in 1965, and a year later joined the staff of the statesman, a new delhi publication.
Indias great masters contains some powerful images of music and ecstasy, says tehelka in in its issue of april 10. Watch live, as raghu rai unveils his photo book, sadhguru, in the presence of sadhguru on september 3 at 6pm. Et caught up with the master lensman when he visited kolkata to stage two exhibitions recently. The coffeetable book by raghu rai captures sadhguru in all his. More so, calcutta is a rich visual storehouse which needs to be preserved by photographers for the posterity, as parts of it have been demolished and replaced with stereotyped apartment houses and malls and other areas too may follow the same path. For raghu rai, mumbai has been like a mini newyork the business hub of an overcrowded nation. Sep 07, 2018 believing in the power of nothingness or shiva, sadhguru is a relatable yogi who walks, talks, works and travels like us.
Impressed by a work exhibited in paris in 1971, henri cartierbresson invited him to join magnum photos in 1977. Raghu rai has 44 books on goodreads with 615 ratings. A padma sri awardee, rai began his career in photography in. Raghu rai was born in the small village of jhhang, now part of pakistan.
Magnum photos is a photographic cooperative of great diversity and distinction owned by its photographer members. Can we start with your new book, calcutta, kolkata, it never begins, it never ends, and your show presented by harrington street art centre, copal art and ina puri, revolving around the book. Preorder this limited collectors edition and save 20% stay tuned for the event, raghu rai in conversation with sadhguru, soon after the unveiling of the photo book. Raghu rai rai became a photographer in 1965, and a year later joined the staff of the statesman, a new delhi publication.
He has served on the jury for world press photo from 1990 to 1997. Raghu rai recorded the nations history as it was being made. See all 2 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. An unframed portrait, a 55minute docu on photographer extraordinaire raghu rai, was screened in kolkata recently.
Isbn 9780670058334 9780670058334 hardcover, penguin books, 2008. Raghu rai mentor center for photography raghu rai born in december 1942 qualified as civil engineer, started photography at the age of 23 in 1965. Calcutta kolkata by raghu rai, 9788189497118, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Timeless book, new delhi, 2008 298 x 428 mm 150 pp hard cover introduction by dominique lapierre.
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Reflections in colour and reflections in black and white. This is the first time he has made a personal selection of his greatest pictures. Raghu rai is such an eminent photographer that i need not say anything more about him. In the early years of his career he was the chief photographer at the statesman 1966 to 1976, and later the picture editor of sunday magazine 1977 to 1980. Raghu rai was born in the village of jhang, punjab in the year 1942. Fortunately the binding permits the book to be opened flat, which means it is possible to see all of the image, unlike some books with stiff bindings that make it. Calcuttakolkata by raghu rai, 9788189497118, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world. Hes framed the chaos of kolkata, the din of old delhi and the madness of mumbai. Rai became a photographer in 1965 and joined the statesman the following year. May 29, 20 raghu rai was born in the punjab in 1942, qualified as civil engineer, started photography at the age of 23 in 1965.
Raghu rai, the photographer, doesnt need an introduction. Impressed by an exhibit of his work in paris in 1971, henri cartierbresson nominated rai to join magnum photos in 1977. In his pictorial biography of mother, raghu rai, who. We have new and used copies available, in 0 edition starting at. The great photographer is on the show art talk with jujhar singh newsx channel. Raghu rai has been a magnum photographer since 1977, when he was nominated to the worlds most prestigious photographers cooperative by the legendary photographer henri cartierbresson. Raghu rai on his book, creativity and perfect muse times of. He has produced more than 18 books, including raghu rais delhi, the sikhs, calcutta, khajuraho, taj mahal, tibet in exile, india, and mother teresa for greenpeace, he has completed an indepth documentary project on the chemical disaster at bhopal in 1984, and on its ongoing effects on the lives of gas victims. Oct 17, 2010 raghu rai, the photographer, doesnt need an introduction. Timeless book, new delhi, 2008 298 x 428 mm 150 pp. Raghu rai on his book, creativity and perfect muse.
When pope john paul ii beatified mother teresa 19101997 in october 2003, magnum photographer raghu rai had already paid homage to the extraordinary sister and her exemplary destiny. Raghu rai joined magnum photos in 1977 as a correspondent. Veteran photojournalist raghu rai was conferred the lifetime achievement award at the 6th national photography awards on 23 march 2017. Raghu rai the journey of a moment in time chandigarh. Raghu rais india is the india of the everyday the life of his rural c. Indian photographer raghu rai is one of those rare photographers who never left home, choosing to focus his lens decisively on his motherland since the early 1960. Raghu rai international institute of photography kolkata. He took up photography in 1965, and the following year joined the statesman newspaper as its chief photographer. Believing in the power of nothingness or shiva, sadhguru is a relatable yogi who walks, talks, works and travels like us.
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Join facebook to connect with raghu rai and others you may know. He has produced more than 18 books, including raghu rai s delhi, the sikhs, calcutta, khajuraho, taj mahal, tibet in exile, india, and mother teresa for greenpeace, he has completed an indepth documentary project on the chemical disaster at bhopal in 1984, and on its ongoing effects on the lives of gas victims. In our 2012 poll, raghu rai was named as one of 2o most influential asian photographers. A book to mark the fiftieth anniversary of raghu rais career as one of the worlds greatest living photographers. He has been at the fore front of photography in india for more than forty years. For the last thirty years, he has been exhibiting in major cities throughout the world and has won numerous awards. Sep 30, 2008 discover book depositorys huge selection of raghu rai books online. See more ideas about magnum photos, photographer portfolio and photography.