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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 Ghost of Saffron Photo of the Day
August 3, 2012

The Ghost of Saffron

The air in my childhood kitchen was always thick, heavy with the humid promise of cardamom and the sharp, biting sting of cloves. I remember the way the steam would cling to my skin, a damp, fragrant veil that tasted of patience. It was not a smell you simply inhaled; it was a weight you […]
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The Weight of a Stillness Photo of the Day
July 30, 2012

The Weight of a Stillness

The smell of damp earth after a heavy rain always brings me back to the feeling of being small, hidden beneath the broad, waxy leaves of a banana tree. There is a specific, prickly silence that happens just before a creature moves—a tension that pulls at the back of your neck like a static charge. […]
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The Elasticity of Silence Photo of the Day
July 25, 2012

The Elasticity of Silence

There is a specific, rubbery resistance to the taste of a band stretched between teeth. It is a flavorless, synthetic tension that pulls at the jaw, a quiet rebellion against the stillness of a long afternoon. I remember the smell of damp earth after a monsoon rain, the way it clings to the skin like […]
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The Weight of Stillness Photo of the Day
July 24, 2012

The Weight of Stillness

The air before a storm has a specific, metallic tang that clings to the back of the throat, like the taste of a copper coin held under the tongue. It is a heavy, expectant silence, the kind that makes the fine hairs on your forearms stand up, waiting for a vibration that hasn’t arrived yet. […]
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The Rough Edge of Silence Photo of the Day
July 21, 2012

The Rough Edge of Silence

The smell of damp earth after a sudden monsoon shower always brings me back to the threshold of my childhood home. It is a scent that clings to the back of the throat, thick and metallic, like the taste of a copper coin held under the tongue. I remember the feeling of pressing my shoulder […]
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The Weight of Stillness Photo of the Day
July 20, 2012

The Weight of Stillness

There is a particular coolness to the air just before the rain begins, a dampness that clings to the skin like a damp wool sweater. I remember sitting on a train, the rhythmic vibration of the tracks traveling up through the soles of my feet, settling into my bones. It is a strange, suspended state—the […]
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The Salt of the Current Photo of the Day
July 19, 2012

The Salt of the Current

The taste of river water is never just water; it is the metallic tang of wet stones and the sharp, clean scent of crushed moss clinging to the bank. When I was young, I remember the sudden, violent shock of cold against my skin—a breathless gasp that forced the air from my lungs and replaced […]
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The Breath of High Places Photo of the Day
July 17, 2012

The Breath of High Places

The air at that altitude has a metallic tang, like licking a cold iron gate in the dead of winter. It is thin, sharp, and bites at the back of your throat, demanding that you notice every inhale. My lungs remember the struggle of it—the way the chest hitches, seeking oxygen that isn’t there, turning […]
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The Pulse of the Earth Photo of the Day
July 16, 2012

The Pulse of the Earth

The smell of rain on dry, sun-baked earth always brings a shiver to my spine, a primal prickle at the base of my neck. It is the scent of anticipation, the way the air turns heavy and metallic just before the ground decides to wake up. I remember walking barefoot through tall, brittle grass, the […]
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The Hum of Frozen Air Photo of the Day
July 7, 2012

The Hum of Frozen Air

The air in mid-winter has a sharp, metallic tang, like pressing a copper coin against the roof of your mouth. It is a dry, biting cold that settles deep into the marrow, turning the breath into a ghost that lingers for a heartbeat before vanishing. I remember the sensation of walking through a city that […]
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The Weight of Glass Photo of the Day
July 5, 2012

The Weight of Glass

The smell of dry earth and cheap incense always pulls me back to the feeling of a crowded market. It is a thick, humid scent that clings to the back of the throat, tasting faintly of dust and sugar. I remember the sensation of glass against skin—cool, smooth, and impossibly fragile. When you press your […]
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The Hum of the Earth Photo of the Day
July 4, 2012

The Hum of the Earth

The scent of dry grass, baked by a sun that refuses to set, clings to the back of my throat. It is a sharp, dusty sweetness, like hay left too long in a summer field. When I close my eyes, I feel the vibration of the ground against my palms—a low, rhythmic thrumming that travels […]
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