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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 Weight of Still Water Photo of the Day
June 22, 2017

The Weight of Still Water

The air near deep water always tastes of iron and wet stone. It is a heavy, cool flavor that settles at the back of the throat, reminding the lungs of how to breathe slowly. I remember the sensation of damp moss against my palms, the way it yields—a soft, velvet surrender—when you press your weight […]
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The Weight of Ancient Stone Photo of the Day
June 12, 2017

The Weight of Ancient Stone

The smell of damp earth after a long rain always brings me back to the feeling of rough, cold granite against my palms. It is a grit that stays under the fingernails, a reminder that some things were built to outlast the soft, fleeting warmth of human skin. I remember leaning against a wall in […]
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The Weight of Wingbeats Photo of the Day
May 30, 2017

The Weight of Wingbeats

The air before a storm has a specific, metallic thickness that clings to the back of the throat. I remember standing in the tall, damp grasses of a marshland, the mud pulling gently at my heels with every step, a soft, rhythmic suction. There is a sound that belongs only to the wild—the sudden, frantic […]
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The Grit of Stillness Photo of the Day
May 30, 2017

The Grit of Stillness

The smell of wet earth after a long drought is a heavy, metallic perfume that clings to the back of the throat. I remember walking barefoot on a riverbed where the stones were smooth, polished by years of patient water, yet sharp enough to remind me that I was anchored to the ground. There is […]
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The Salt on Skin Photo of the Day
May 22, 2017

The Salt on Skin

The taste of summer is always salt. It settles on the back of the throat, a dry, stinging reminder of the ocean’s reach. I remember the feeling of sand between my toes—not the soft, powdery kind, but the coarse, gritty grains that wedge themselves into the creases of your skin, refusing to be washed away. […]
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Salt on the Tongue Photo of the Day
May 17, 2017

Salt on the Tongue

The air before a storm has a specific, metallic tang that clings to the back of the throat. It is the taste of electricity and damp stone, a heavy, velvet pressure that settles against the skin like a wool blanket pulled too tight. I remember standing on a coastline much like this, where the wind […]
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The Spine of the Sky Photo of the Day
May 14, 2017

The Spine of the Sky

The smell of rain on hot concrete always brings me back to the feeling of being very small. It is a sharp, metallic scent that clings to the back of the throat, tasting faintly of dust and ozone. When you are a child, the world is a vertical climb; you measure your life by the […]
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The Salt on the Skin Photo of the Day
May 12, 2017

The Salt on the Skin

The taste of the sea is not just salt; it is the sharp, metallic tang of distance. I remember standing on a shoreline where the wind felt like wet wool against my cheeks, heavy and insistent. There is a specific grit that settles into the creases of your palms when you walk near the tide, […]
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The Weight of Ancient Earth Photo of the Day
April 30, 2017

The Weight of Ancient Earth

The smell of dry grass, crushed under the heat of a sun that has forgotten how to be gentle, clings to the back of my throat. It is a scent of dust and dormant life, the kind that rises when the wind shifts across an open plain. I remember the feeling of coarse hair against […]
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The Hum of Passing Souls Photo of the Day
April 29, 2017

The Hum of Passing Souls

The smell of damp wool and ozone always brings me back to the platform. It is a sharp, metallic scent that clings to the back of the throat, tasting faintly of copper and cold rain. I remember the vibration of the floorboards beneath my soles—a low, rhythmic thrumming that travels up through the shins, settling […]
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The Weight of Shared Breath Photo of the Day
April 26, 2017

The Weight of Shared Breath

The smell of damp earth after a long day of labor always brings me back to the feeling of coarse hair against my palm. It is a dry, dusty warmth, the kind that settles into the creases of your skin and refuses to leave. There is a specific rhythm to standing still after hours of […]
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The Salt of Summer Photo of the Day
April 25, 2017

The Salt of Summer

The taste of summer is always metallic—the sharp, cold tang of a public fountain, the way the water tastes like copper and concrete when you are too thirsty to care. I remember the feeling of wet cotton clinging to my shoulder blades, the fabric heavy and cooling against skin that has been baked by hours […]
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