I see the muck of the world from within. Mumbai, 2011. 35mm Holga + 35mm BW negative.

The freedom of choice eludes us. We are forced into a decision. Who do we live for? Mauritius, 2011. Olympus Pen EE-2 + 35mm BW negative.

You don’t choose family, the lineage, the intricacy of blood lines. Mauritius, 2011. 120mm Holga + 120mm BW negative.

The human, a convenient species. Mumbai, 2011. 120mm Holga + 120mm BW negative.

When was the last time you lived? Hyderabad, 2011. 120mm Holga + 120mm BW negative.

I wish invisibility, not knowing it’s closer than I imagine. Mumbai, 2011. Olympus Pen EE-2 + 35mm BW negative.

The horse, an animal of strength, a symbol of pride ,confined to a single frame would demean its stature. I chose 3 for it to breathe in the expanse of the woods… a little freedom goes a long way. Punjab, 2012. 35mm Holga + 35mm BW negative.

I go by hip in the day and at night I go by crit. I am just being the convenient human. It’s what I choose! New Delhi, 2012. 35mm Holga + 35mm BW negative.

I am devout, I am deadly, I am stuck—or am I in a hole? I live, I learn. Amritsar, Punjab, 2012. Kodak KB-100 + 35mm BW negative.

 It’s a difficult world. Freedom, when we have it, we screw it over, when it fades away we crave it. Mauritius, 2011. 120mm Holga + 120mm BW negative.

Wake up, within. New Delhi, 2012. 35mm Holga + 35mm BW negative.

 Life should be simple and free. It’s what you make it and you won’t need to fake it. Noida, 2012. 35mm HotShot + 35mm BW negative.

They say the penultimate glory comes from the freedom of death … Can you choose how you want to go? Or when you go? Or how you wish to be presented and preserved after you’ve left? Where’s the freedom there? Mauritius, 2011. 120mm Holga + 120mm BW negative.

I haven’t lived enough to see different worlds and compare it with mine here, but I’ve seen the worlds within my space I live in and the freedom is palpable and real but a touch cautious at times. Jhansi, 2011. 35mm Holga + 35mm BW negative.

To take that plunge is experiencing freedom. Letting go for a parent is as tough as it is for the child to fly. Mumbai, 2011. Nikon F55 + 35mm BW negative