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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 Twilight Photo of the Day
December 19, 2015

The Salt of Twilight

The air at dusk always tastes of cooling stone and the faint, metallic tang of a day folding itself away. I remember the feeling of walking home as a child, my bare feet pressing into pavement that still held the ghost of the afternoon heat, even as the sky deepened into a bruised, velvet indigo. […]
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The Crisp Edge of Change Photo of the Day
December 18, 2015

The Crisp Edge of Change

The smell of damp earth always brings me back to the first frost, that sharp, metallic scent of a season turning its back on the sun. I remember the sound of dry veins snapping under my boots, a brittle, rhythmic crunch that echoed in the hollow of my chest. There is a specific texture to […]
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The Weight of Stillness Photo of the Day
December 15, 2015

The Weight of Stillness

The smell of sun-baked concrete always brings me back to the afternoons of my childhood, when the heat was so thick it felt like a heavy wool blanket draped over my shoulders. I remember the rough, gritty texture of a garden wall against my palms—the way the stone held the day’s warmth long after the […]
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The Sharpness of Stillness Photo of the Day
November 30, 2015

The Sharpness of Stillness

There is a specific, metallic tang to the air just before a storm breaks—a sharpness that prickles the back of the neck. I remember standing in a field of tall, dry grass, the stalks brushing against my shins like stiff, rhythmic whispers. It is a texture of patience, the way the body learns to hold […]
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The Salt of Stillness Photo of the Day
November 29, 2015

The Salt of Stillness

The air near the water always tastes of iron and wet stone, a sharp, metallic tang that clings to the back of the throat. I remember the feeling of damp grass against my ankles, the way the blades tickle and then turn cold, grounding me when the rest of the world feels like a frantic, […]
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The Breath of Green Photo of the Day
November 28, 2015

The Breath of Green

The smell of damp earth always brings me back to the monsoon season of my childhood, when the air turned heavy and thick, like a wet wool blanket draped over the shoulders. It is a scent that clings to the back of the throat—a mixture of rotting leaves, crushed moss, and the metallic tang of […]
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The Salt on the Wind Photo of the Day
November 27, 2015

The Salt on the Wind

The air near the water has a specific grit to it, a fine, invisible powder that settles on the back of your throat. It tastes of brine and ancient, cooling mud. I remember walking along a shoreline where the ground felt like a living skin, soft and yielding under my bare feet, pulling at my […]
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The Brittle Hum of Decay Photo of the Day
November 27, 2015

The Brittle Hum of Decay

The smell of damp earth after a long drought is a heavy, metallic sweetness that clings to the back of the throat. It is the scent of things letting go. I remember walking through woods where the ground felt like parchment under my boots—a dry, rhythmic crunch that vibrated up through my shins. There is […]
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The Salt on the Skin Photo of the Day
November 15, 2015

The Salt on the Skin

The air at dusk has a specific weight, a cool dampness that clings to the back of the throat like the memory of a long-forgotten winter. I remember the feeling of sand between my toes—not the dry, shifting kind, but the packed, wet grit left behind by a retreating tide. It is a texture that […]
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Salt on the Skin Photo of the Day
November 9, 2015

Salt on the Skin

The taste of salt is the first thing to arrive—a fine, gritty film on the lips that lingers long after the tide has pulled away. It is a sharp, clean sting, the kind that reminds you that you are porous, that the world is constantly moving through you. I remember the feeling of sand trapped […]
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The Sticky Sweetness of Time Photo of the Day
November 4, 2015

The Sticky Sweetness of Time

The smell of burnt sugar always brings me back to the kitchen floor of my childhood. It is a thick, syrupy scent that clings to the back of your throat, reminding you of celebrations that felt like they would last forever. I remember the sensation of frosting on my fingertips—cool, slightly grainy, and impossibly sweet—and […]
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The Hum of the Unnoticed Photo of the Day
October 27, 2015

The Hum of the Unnoticed

There is a specific grit to the soil after a long drought, a dry, powdery scent that clings to the skin like flour. When I was a child, I would press my palms into the earth, feeling the tiny, jagged resistance of pebbles and the cooling relief of hidden roots. We are taught to look […]
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