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Priya Kapoor

Priya Kapoor has contributed to Light & Composition since 2010. Her Reflections approach photography through the body rather than the mind — opening with something tasted, smelled, or touched before arriving at the image itself. Priya writes about memory as it lives in the hands and the throat, not the intellect. Her pieces have a physical texture that readers describe as something closer to sensation than to reading.

1,125 Published Reflections

Reflections by Priya Kapoor

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The Salt on the Skin Photo of the Day
May 21, 2018

The Salt on the Skin

The smell of the ocean is not just salt; it is the scent of ancient, wet stone and the metallic tang of a storm that has already passed. When I close my eyes, I can feel the grit of damp sand beneath my heels, a cool, sinking pressure that anchors me to the earth. There […]
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The Salt of Time Photo of the Day
May 14, 2018

The Salt of Time

The smell of rain hitting hot, dry earth always brings me back to the feeling of grit under my fingernails. It is a coarse, honest sensation, like the rough weave of a burlap sack against a tired shoulder or the dry, papery skin of a fruit left too long in the sun. We spend our […]
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The Weight of Silence Photo of the Day
May 1, 2018

The Weight of Silence

The air inside an old stone building has a specific temperature—a cool, velvet thickness that clings to the back of the throat like damp moss. It is a heavy, hushed stillness that tastes of ancient dust and cold granite. When I walk into such a place, my shoulders drop, and the frantic rhythm of my […]
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The Amber Weight of Dusk Photo of the Day
April 17, 2018

The Amber Weight of Dusk

The air in the market stalls always tastes of dry earth and crushed seeds. It is a thick, golden flavor that coats the back of the throat, lingering long after the sun has retreated behind the stone walls. I remember the sensation of cool glass against my fingertips—the way a jar feels when it has […]
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The Weight of Still Water Photo of the Day
April 2, 2018

The Weight of Still Water

The smell of damp earth after a long drought is a heavy, velvet thing that clings to the back of the throat. It reminds me of the way the air feels just before the sky breaks open—a thick, electric stillness that makes the skin on my arms prickle. I remember kneeling by a pond as […]
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The Salt on the Skin Photo of the Day
March 24, 2018

The Salt on the Skin

The smell of damp stone always brings me back to the basement of my childhood home, where the walls wept with the humidity of a long, forgotten summer. It is a thick, mineral scent—the smell of earth trying to reclaim what we have built upon it. When I touch the cold, slick surface of a […]
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The Weight of Sun-Baked Stone Photo of the Day
March 21, 2018

The Weight of Sun-Baked Stone

There is a specific temperature to silence, a dry heat that settles into the marrow of your bones like fine, sifted sand. I remember the feeling of leaning against a wall that had spent the entire day drinking the sun. It was rough against my palms, the grit of ancient clay pressing back, holding the […]
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Sugar on the Tongue Photo of the Day
March 16, 2018

Sugar on the Tongue

The smell of burnt sugar and vanilla always pulls me back to the kitchen floor of my childhood, where the air felt thick and sweet, like syrup clinging to the back of my throat. I remember the grit of granulated sugar between my thumb and forefinger, a tiny, crystalline friction that promised something soft to […]
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The Hum of Electric Veins Photo of the Day
March 3, 2018

The Hum of Electric Veins

The air in the city at night tastes like ozone and burnt sugar. It is a dry, metallic heat that clings to the back of the throat, a sharp reminder that everything here is manufactured, pulled from the earth and forced to glow. I remember the feeling of walking across pavement that refused to cool […]
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The Grit of Softness Photo of the Day
March 2, 2018

The Grit of Softness

The smell of dry earth after a long, parched afternoon is a scent that clings to the back of the throat. It is the smell of survival—the way the ground cracks and sighs, waiting for a drop of moisture that feels like a promise. I remember pressing my palms against a stone wall that had […]
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The Hum of Summer Photo of the Day
February 27, 2018

The Hum of Summer

The air in July always tasted like crushed clover and dry heat. I remember the way the sun felt against the back of my neck, a heavy, golden weight that made the skin prickle. There was a vibration in the garden, a low-frequency thrum that you didn’t hear so much as feel in your teeth—the […]
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The Breath of Wool Photo of the Day
February 25, 2018

The Breath of Wool

The smell of damp wool always brings me back to the hearth. It is a heavy, earthy scent, like rain-soaked soil clinging to the hem of a winter coat. When I close my eyes, I can feel the coarse, itchy fibers against my cheek, a rough embrace that promises safety against the biting nip of […]
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