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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 Pulse of Air Photo of the Day
December 21, 2011

The Pulse of Air

The smell of dry, sun-baked stone always brings me back to the feeling of a sudden gust against my skin. It is a sharp, frantic sensation—the sound of a thousand paper fans snapping open at once, a vibration that travels from the soles of my feet up to the base of my throat. I remember […]
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The Weight of the First Photo of the Day
December 17, 2011

The Weight of the First

The smell of dry, sun-baked wood always brings me back to the attic of my childhood home. It is a scent of patience, of things waiting to be touched, of dust motes dancing in a single, sharp shaft of light that cuts through the dark like a blade. I remember the cool, smooth surface of […]
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The Rough Grain of Home Photo of the Day
December 15, 2011

The Rough Grain of Home

The smell of damp earth after a sudden monsoon shower always brings me back to the feeling of bare feet on packed mud. It is a cool, grounding sensation, a slight grit between the toes that reminds you exactly where you stand. I remember the texture of sun-baked walls, rough enough to scrape a knuckle, […]
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The Breath of Ghosts Photo of the Day
December 15, 2011

The Breath of Ghosts

The taste of dust is always the taste of summer’s end. It settles on the tongue like powdered sugar, dry and fleeting, carrying the scent of parched earth and the sharp, green tang of crushed stems. I remember the sensation of holding a fragile, white globe between my thumb and forefinger—the way the tiny, feathered […]
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The Weight of Iron Photo of the Day
December 14, 2011

The Weight of Iron

The taste of cold metal on the tongue is a sharp, metallic tang that speaks of winter mornings and forgotten keys. It is a flavor that bites back, a reminder that some things are meant to be hard, unyielding, and permanent. I remember the sensation of gripping a rusted railing until the skin of my […]
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The Weight of Rain Photo of the Day
December 13, 2011

The Weight of Rain

The air after a storm has a specific, heavy skin. It tastes of wet slate and crushed mint, a cool dampness that clings to the back of the throat like a secret. I remember walking through a garden when the world was still dripping, the soles of my feet finding the slick, cool resistance of […]
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The Crisp Breath of Decay Photo of the Day
December 8, 2011

The Crisp Breath of Decay

There is a specific sound to the end of a season—a dry, papery rasping under the heel that vibrates through the soles of the feet. It is the sound of surrender. I remember the smell of damp earth mingling with the sharp, metallic tang of cooling air, a scent that clings to the back of […]
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The Pulse of Unfolding Photo of the Day
December 7, 2011

The Pulse of Unfolding

There is a specific, cool dampness to the morning air that clings to the skin like a secret. Before the sun has the strength to burn the dew away, the world feels tight, coiled, and heavy with the promise of what is to come. I remember the smell of wet earth and crushed stems—a green, […]
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The Grain of Time Photo of the Day
December 7, 2011

The Grain of Time

The smell of sun-baked wood is a heavy, dry thing. It clings to the back of the throat like dust kicked up by a passing horse, tasting faintly of resin and ancient, parched earth. I remember pressing my palm against a wall just like this once, feeling the splintered ridges of the grain bite into […]
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The Fold of Breath Photo of the Day
December 5, 2011

The Fold of Breath

There is a specific coolness to freshly laundered linen, a crisp, dry scent that reminds me of winter air trapped inside a drawer. When I press my cheek against it, I feel the weave—a thousand tiny, interlocking ridges that map the surface of my skin. It is a tactile silence. We spend our lives trying […]
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The Weight of Stillness Photo of the Day
December 4, 2011

The Weight of Stillness

The smell of dry earth after a long drought is a sharp, metallic scent that clings to the back of the throat. It is the smell of waiting. When I was a child, I would press my palms against the sun-baked stones of our garden wall, feeling the heat seep into my bones, a slow, […]
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The Salt on the Wind Photo of the Day
November 30, 2011

The Salt on the Wind

The taste of summer is always a little metallic, like the copper tang of a scraped knee or the dust that settles on the tongue after a long run through dry grass. I remember the feeling of air rushing past my ears, a hollow, whistling sound that drowned out the world until I was nothing […]
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