A clear focus: Giving to Western

September 27, 2023

When Santasil Mallik’s friend invited him to examine old photographs from her family’s shuttered photo studio, he didn’t imagine that evening would inspire a voyage across the globe, changing the course of his life forever.

At his friend’s home in Kolkata, India, Santasil dug through old photographs, cameras and tripods in hopes that something may prove useful in his work as a photographer. Though most he found were wedding photographs, there were many intriguing images taken during the independence movement from British colonial rule, a time when there were considerably less photographers in the country. Santasil was fascinated (continue reading).