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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 of Belonging Photo of the Day
November 9, 2016

The Salt of Belonging

The smell of olive oil hitting a hot pan is a language older than words. It is a sharp, golden scent that clings to the curtains and settles into the pores of the skin, a reminder that a kitchen is a place of alchemy. I remember the sound of a wooden spoon scraping against the […]
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The Weight of Woven Time Photo of the Day
October 29, 2016

The Weight of Woven Time

The smell of damp earth after a long drought is a heavy, velvet thing that clings to the back of the throat. It is the scent of roots waking up, of history pushing through the soil. I remember the feeling of coarse, hand-spun wool against my cheek when I was small—a rough, uneven texture that […]
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The Grit of Unspoken Things Photo of the Day
October 25, 2016

The Grit of Unspoken Things

The taste of salt is never just salt; it is the memory of a sea breeze clinging to the back of the throat, a dry, stinging reminder of a place you have left behind. I remember the feeling of sun-baked stone against my palms—a rough, uneven heat that seemed to pulse with the rhythm of […]
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The Salt of Memory Photo of the Day
October 19, 2016

The Salt of Memory

The smell of damp earth after a sudden rain always brings me back to the kitchen floor of my childhood. It is a sharp, metallic scent that clings to the back of the throat, tasting faintly of iron and crushed mint. I remember the way the cool tile felt against my bare heels, a grounding […]
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The Velvet Breath of Stone Photo of the Day
October 15, 2016

The Velvet Breath of Stone

The smell of damp earth after a long rain is not just a scent; it is a weight that settles into the marrow of your bones. I remember pressing my cheek against a cool, mossy garden wall when I was small, feeling the tiny, soft hairs of the lichen tickle my skin, a living velvet […]
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The Hum of Petals Photo of the Day
October 7, 2016

The Hum of Petals

The scent of damp earth after a long drought is a heavy, velvet thing that clings to the back of the throat. It is the smell of waiting. When I was a child, I would press my face into the cool, waxy skin of a petal, feeling the tiny, hidden veins pulse against my cheek. […]
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The Salt of Shared Breath Photo of the Day
October 3, 2016

The Salt of Shared Breath

The air in the height of summer tastes like dust and crushed marigolds. It is a dry, gritty heat that clings to the back of the throat, thick with the scent of sun-baked stone and the metallic tang of a bicycle chain. I remember the feeling of a hand gripping mine—not with the polite restraint […]
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The Weight of an Open Palm Photo of the Day
October 3, 2016

The Weight of an Open Palm

The air in the market tastes of crushed cumin and the sharp, metallic tang of old copper. I remember the feeling of a coin pressing into my own palm—the cold, hard edge of it biting into the soft skin, a small weight that felt like a promise or a plea. There is a specific texture […]
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The Hum of Cooling Stone Photo of the Day
September 28, 2016

The Hum of Cooling Stone

The air at dusk has a specific weight, a thickness that clings to the skin like damp linen. I remember the feeling of sitting on stone steps that had spent the entire day soaking up the sun, only to release that stored heat against my palms as the evening deepened. There is a hum in […]
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The Memory of Salt Photo of the Day
September 14, 2016

The Memory of Salt

The first thing I remember is the sting of salt on a split lip, a sharp, metallic tang that bloomed like a secret in the back of my throat. It is a flavor that demands attention, pulling the body into a sudden, rigid awareness. We spend so much of our lives consuming without tasting, swallowing […]
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The Grit of Childhood Photo of the Day
September 12, 2016

The Grit of Childhood

The smell of salt always brings back the feeling of wet sand between my toes—that cool, heavy grit that clings to the skin long after you have left the shore. It is a stubborn texture, a reminder that the earth is constantly trying to claim us, grain by grain. When we are small, the world […]
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The Grit of Rest Photo of the Day
August 26, 2016

The Grit of Rest

The taste of cold metal always lingers on the back of my tongue when I think of long days spent under an unforgiving sun. It is a dry, chalky flavor, like dust settling into the creases of one’s skin after hours of labor. I remember the feeling of heavy boots against concrete, the way the […]
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