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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 Breath of Dry Grass Photo of the Day
September 28, 2014

The Breath of Dry Grass

The smell of sun-baked earth always brings me back to the feeling of grit between my toes and the dry, rasping sound of tall stalks brushing against my shins. It is a scent that clings to the back of the throat—dusty, sweet, and ancient. When the wind moves across a wide, open space, it carries […]
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The Echo of Stone Photo of the Day
September 23, 2014

The Echo of Stone

The smell of cool, damp limestone always brings me back to the hollows of a cathedral I visited as a child. It is a scent that tastes like silence—metallic, sharp, and deeply grounded. When I run my palm against a wall that has been smoothed by centuries of air, I feel the hum of the […]
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Salt on the Tongue Photo of the Day
September 10, 2014

Salt on the Tongue

The taste of the ocean is not just salt; it is the metallic tang of deep, cold currents rising to meet the sun. I remember standing on a balcony where the air felt thick, like damp wool against my skin, carrying the sharp, briny scent of drying kelp. My lungs expanded, heavy with the humidity, […]
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The Hum of Starlight Photo of the Day
September 7, 2014

The Hum of Starlight

The smell of ozone always reminds me of the attic in my childhood home, where the air felt thick with the static of old wires and forgotten intentions. It is a sharp, metallic scent that prickles the back of the throat, like the taste of a copper penny held under the tongue. When the house […]
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The Echo of Passing Photo of the Day
September 7, 2014

The Echo of Passing

The smell of damp concrete after a sudden rain always brings back the feeling of being small, standing on a platform while the world rushes past in a blur of iron and wind. It is a metallic, biting scent that settles at the back of the throat, reminding me that we are all just temporary […]
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Salt on the Silk Photo of the Day
August 31, 2014

Salt on the Silk

The smell of brine always pulls me back to the damp, heavy air of a harbor before the sun fully wakes. It is a thick, sticky scent that clings to the back of the throat, tasting faintly of iodine and old rope. I remember the feeling of rough, sun-bleached wood beneath my palms—splintered and warm, […]
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The Hum of Damp Earth Photo of the Day
August 30, 2014

The Hum of Damp Earth

The smell of rain on hot, packed dirt is a language the skin understands long before the mind finds words. It is a thick, metallic scent, rising up to meet the soles of my feet as I walk barefoot through the tall grass. I remember the sensation of cool, wet blades brushing against my shins, […]
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The Salt of Yesterday Photo of the Day
August 26, 2014

The Salt of Yesterday

The smell of rain on hot asphalt always pulls the marrow from my bones. It is a sharp, metallic scent—the smell of a storm that has been promised but not yet delivered. I remember the taste of a copper penny pressed against the roof of my mouth, the cold, biting tang of it, and the […]
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The Hum of Distant Stone Photo of the Day
August 23, 2014

The Hum of Distant Stone

The air at high altitude has a specific, sharp taste—like licking a cold iron railing in the middle of winter. It is thin and metallic, scraping against the back of the throat until you can feel the dryness of the earth settling into your lungs. I remember the sensation of grit between my teeth, the […]
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Salt on the Skin Photo of the Day
August 21, 2014

Salt on the Skin

The memory of the ocean is not in the eyes, but in the way the skin tightens as it dries. It is the sting of salt in a small, forgotten papercut, a sharp reminder that the body is porous and permeable. I remember the smell of wet sand—not the clean scent of a florist’s shop, […]
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The Rough Grain of Memory Photo of the Day
August 19, 2014

The Rough Grain of Memory

The smell of damp stone always brings me back to the feeling of moss against my palms. It is a cold, velvet friction, a secret kept by the walls that have stood long enough to forget the sun. When I was small, I knew the texture of every corner in my neighborhood—the grit of peeling […]
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Salt on the Skin Photo of the Day
August 17, 2014

Salt on the Skin

There is a specific stickiness to the air when the sun begins to retreat, a heavy, humid dampness that clings to the back of the neck like a damp linen sheet. I remember the taste of it—a faint, metallic tang of salt lingering on the lips, mixed with the cooling scent of wet sand and […]
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