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Photographs: A window to the past

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A photograph is a fraction of a second, captured on film. It is that particular moment which was captured from the womb of time along with eternity. It is a silently expressive medium of visual art that allows one to explore and interpret through keen observation. In the process, visuals give way to thoughts, which conceive written word. Photograph is a window to the past and opens to a forgotten world of old days, people and memories. Every photograph from the olden days invokes an emotion, whether positive or negative. Things change, grow, deplete but the intent with which a moment was once captured, does not get affected. Pictures give us a sneak-peak into the lives of a character or characters, even a different side of us. This rebuilds many interlinked stories and brings out numerous emotions from the stagnant state of hibernation. This in turn gets the creative juices flowing and the resultant stream of contemplation can be directed towards other media of visual ar...

Poetry

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Poetry! Do you reveal an undying side of me Or are you merely a thought of mine, When some day some clock struck nine; An angry bout of rain or a sunny day  from the month of May? Are you a letter in my hand, crumpled and torn or a melody about to be born? Poetry! How can you be selfless in spite of the selfish me?