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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 on the Skin Photo of the Day
January 1, 2012

The Salt on the Skin

The taste of the ocean is not just salt; it is the sharp, metallic tang of cold water hitting warm skin, a sudden shiver that travels from the soles of the feet to the base of the spine. I remember the feeling of wet sand between my toes—the way it gives way, then firms up, […]
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The Weight of Wet Wool Photo of the Day
January 1, 2012

The Weight of Wet Wool

The smell of rain on hot pavement is a sharp, metallic ache that rises to meet the throat. It is the scent of earth waking up, startled by the sudden, heavy descent of water. I remember the feeling of damp fabric clinging to my shoulders, the way wool grows heavy and smells of ancient, sodden […]
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The Salt of the Sea Photo of the Day
December 30, 2011

The Salt of the Sea

The memory of the ocean is not in the blue of the water, but in the way the salt crusts on your skin after a long day in the sun. It is a tight, itchy feeling, a reminder that you have been claimed by the tide. I remember the cool, slick surface of a river […]
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The Weight of Stillness Photo of the Day
December 29, 2011

The Weight of Stillness

The air before a storm has a metallic tang, a sharp, electric prickle that settles against the back of the throat. It is the feeling of a held breath, the moment when the muscles in your calves tighten, waiting for the signal to run or to crouch. I remember hiding in the tall, dry grass […]
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The Weight of Silk Photo of the Day
December 28, 2011

The Weight of Silk

There is a specific coolness to polished stone that stays in the marrow of your bones long after you have walked away. I remember the sensation of sliding my palm over a cool, smooth surface, the kind that feels like liquid glass under the fingertips. It is a quiet, heavy texture, one that demands a […]
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The Hum of the Spin Photo of the Day
December 28, 2011

The Hum of the Spin

The smell of burnt sugar and damp wool clings to the back of my throat, a sharp, sweet reminder of nights spent shivering in the dark. I remember the sensation of being pulled upward, the iron seat cold against my thighs, vibrating with a low, rhythmic hum that traveled straight into my marrow. It is […]
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The Grit of Laughter Photo of the Day
December 27, 2011

The Grit of Laughter

The taste of river water is never just water; it is the metallic tang of wet silt, the cool, sharp bite of stones that have been tumbled for centuries, and the faint, earthy musk of mud drying on skin. I remember the feeling of sand between my toes—not the soft, manicured kind, but the coarse, […]
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The Weight of Green Photo of the Day
December 23, 2011

The Weight of Green

The smell of damp earth always clings to the back of my throat, a sharp, metallic sweetness that reminds me of roots pulled from the dark. I remember the scratch of dry stalks against my bare arms, the way the fibers would fray and leave tiny, stinging dust on my skin. It is a heavy […]
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The Iron Pulse of Distance Photo of the Day
December 23, 2011

The Iron Pulse of Distance

The smell of hot metal always brings me back to the train tracks behind my childhood home. It is a sharp, ozone-heavy scent that clings to the back of the throat, tasting faintly of pennies and dry, sun-baked dust. When a train passes, the ground does not just shake; it hums a low, guttural vibration […]
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The Salt on the Skin Photo of the Day
December 23, 2011

The Salt on the Skin

The air near the ocean has a weight to it, a damp, heavy velvet that clings to the back of the throat. I remember the feeling of sand between my toes—not the dry, shifting kind, but the cold, packed earth near the tide line that yields just enough to hold the shape of a footprint. […]
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The Hum of Hidden Things Photo of the Day
December 22, 2011

The Hum of Hidden Things

The smell of damp earth after a sudden rain always brings me back to the garden of my childhood. It is a thick, sweet scent, like crushed stems and wet velvet. If I close my eyes, I can still feel the rough, waxy surface of a petal against my thumb, the way it yields just […]
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The Weight of Rain Photo of the Day
December 21, 2011

The Weight of Rain

The smell of dry earth turning to mud is a language my skin speaks fluently. It is the scent of a sudden, heavy sky pressing down on the fields, a metallic tang that settles at the back of the throat before the first drop even falls. I remember the feeling of a heavy canvas canopy […]
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