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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 Stillness Photo of the Day
November 10, 2012

The Weight of Stillness

The smell of cold stone and old incense clings to the back of my throat, a dry, powdery scent that tastes like history. I remember sitting on floors just like this, where the ground is hard enough to press the shape of the earth into your shins. There is a specific friction to it—the grit […]
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The Salt on the Skin Photo of the Day
October 31, 2012

The Salt on the Skin

The ocean does not just wash over you; it leaves a signature. I remember the sting of salt drying on my forearms, a tight, itchy crust that felt like a second skin. It is the smell of brine and wet stone, a heavy, metallic scent that clings to the back of the throat long after […]
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The Weight of the Crossing Photo of the Day
October 31, 2012

The Weight of the Crossing

The smell of damp wood always brings me back to the riverbank, to the way the air feels heavy and cool against the back of my neck. It is a scent of ancient things—rotting timber, silt, and the slow, rhythmic pulse of water against stone. When I walk on old planks, I feel the vibration […]
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The Weight of Ancient Ink Photo of the Day
October 30, 2012

The Weight of Ancient Ink

The smell of old paper is a dry, sweet dust that settles at the back of the throat, like the scent of an attic opened after a decade of rain. It is the smell of time slowing down. When I was small, I remember the feeling of heavy, embossed covers beneath my fingertips—the way the […]
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The Salt on the Skin Photo of the Day
October 30, 2012

The Salt on the Skin

The air near the water has a specific weight, a damp heaviness that clings to the back of your throat like fine, invisible sand. I remember the feeling of drying off after a long swim, the way the salt crusts over your knuckles, pulling at the skin until it feels tight and mapped with white […]
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The Salt of Unspoken Joy Photo of the Day
October 30, 2012

The Salt of Unspoken Joy

The taste of a summer afternoon is always a little bit like dust and sugar. It is the grit of the road against the soles of bare feet and the sudden, sharp sweetness of a ripe fruit stolen from a low-hanging branch. I remember the feeling of sun-warmed skin, the way it prickles when the […]
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The Weight of Stillness Photo of the Day
October 28, 2012

The Weight of Stillness

The smell of sun-baked stone always brings me back to the feeling of a day ending before it has truly begun. It is a dry, chalky scent that clings to the back of the throat, like the dust kicked up by a passing cart on a narrow street. I remember the sensation of leaning my […]
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The Breath of Stone Photo of the Day
October 24, 2012

The Breath of Stone

The air at that altitude tastes thin, like cold water sipped from a rusted tin cup. It carries the scent of dry earth and ancient, sun-baked dust that settles deep in the back of your throat. I remember the feeling of pressing my palms against a wall that had been standing long before my grandfather […]
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The Pulse of Green Photo of the Day
October 24, 2012

The Pulse of Green

The smell of wet earth always brings me back to the damp hem of a skirt, heavy with dew. It is a thick, humid scent, like crushed stems and the breath of a forest waking up. When I close my eyes, I can feel the grit of soil beneath my fingernails and the way the […]
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The Grit of Unfinished Games Photo of the Day
October 21, 2012

The Grit of Unfinished Games

The smell of damp earth after a sudden downpour always brings me back to the feeling of cool, thick mud squelching between my toes. It is a heavy, grounding sensation, the kind that anchors you to the ground while your heart is busy racing toward the horizon. I remember the taste of salt on my […]
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The Salt of Patience Photo of the Day
October 13, 2012

The Salt of Patience

The first swallow of water after a long day of heat is not just a drink; it is a reclamation of the self. It feels like cool silk sliding down a throat that has been parched by the sun’s long, demanding stare. There is a specific, sharp sweetness to that first taste—a mixture of relief […]
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The Morning’s Velvet Breath Photo of the Day
October 13, 2012

The Morning’s Velvet Breath

The smell of damp earth is a heavy, sweet blanket that clings to the skin before the sun has fully claimed the day. It is the scent of waking up, of soil that has spent the night drinking the dew, turning cool and dark beneath my bare feet. I remember the feeling of petals against […]
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