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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 Winter Photo of the Day
December 7, 2010

The Weight of Winter

The smell of dry bark always brings me back to the shed behind my childhood home. It was a sharp, woody scent that clung to the wool of my sweaters, a smell that felt like safety and cold air combined. I remember the rough, splintered texture of the wood against my palms, the way the […]
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The Breath of Stone Photo of the Day
December 7, 2010

The Breath of Stone

The air at that height tastes of nothing and everything all at once. It is thin, sharp, and metallic, like licking a cold iron spoon left out in the frost. When you breathe it in, it doesn’t just fill your lungs; it scrapes against the back of your throat, a dry, scouring sensation that reminds […]
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The Weight of a Whisper Photo of the Day
December 7, 2010

The Weight of a Whisper

The smell of damp earth after a sudden monsoon rain always brings me back to the feeling of velvet against my fingertips. It is a heavy, humid scent that clings to the back of the throat, thick with the promise of growth and the rot of fallen leaves. I remember sitting in the tall grass […]
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The Salt on the Wind Photo of the Day
December 6, 2010

The Salt on the Wind

The air near the water always tastes of cold iron and damp wool. I remember standing on a pier as a child, the wood beneath my bare feet splintered and slick with sea-spray, while the wind pulled at my hair like a persistent, invisible hand. There is a specific ache in the chest that comes […]
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The Hum of Passing Photo of the Day
December 5, 2010

The Hum of Passing

The smell of damp iron always brings me back to the rain-slicked platforms of my childhood, where the air tasted of ozone and wet wool. There is a specific vibration that travels through the soles of your feet before you ever hear the arrival—a low, rhythmic thrumming that makes the marrow in your bones feel […]
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The Hum of Still Water Photo of the Day
December 4, 2010

The Hum of Still Water

The taste of river water is not like the water from a tap; it is metallic, heavy with silt, and carries the ghost of rain that fell miles upstream. I remember the sensation of damp wood beneath my palms, the way the grain feels rough and swollen after a long season of soaking. There is […]
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The Breath of High Altitudes Photo of the Day
December 4, 2010

The Breath of High Altitudes

The air at this height has a sharp, metallic edge, like licking a cold iron railing in the dead of winter. It tastes of nothing and everything—a thin, crystalline clarity that stings the back of the throat and forces the lungs to expand until the ribs ache. There is a specific silence here, one that […]
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The Weight of Reaching Photo of the Day
December 4, 2010

The Weight of Reaching

The smell of ozone always reminds me of the air right before a summer storm—that sharp, metallic tang that makes the fine hairs on your arms stand up. It is a prickly, electric sensation, like touching a wool blanket after walking across a carpet in winter. We are taught to keep our feet on the […]
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The Hum of Cold Stone Photo of the Day
December 2, 2010

The Hum of Cold Stone

The smell of rain on hot asphalt is a scent that clings to the back of the throat, metallic and sharp. I remember standing on a street corner, the soles of my shoes thin enough to feel the vibration of the city rising through the pavement—a low, rhythmic thrumming that travels up the shins and […]
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The Weight of Dust Photo of the Day
December 2, 2010

The Weight of Dust

There is a specific smell to old stone that has been touched by too many hands—a dry, chalky scent that clings to the back of the throat like flour. It is the smell of time settling. When I was a child, I used to press my cheek against the cool, uneven floor of the temple […]
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The Breath of Clouds Photo of the Day
December 2, 2010

The Breath of Clouds

The smell of damp earth after a long, heavy rain is a language my lungs speak fluently. It is a thick, cool scent that clings to the back of the throat, tasting faintly of minerals and ancient, rotting leaves. I remember standing on a ridge once, where the air was so saturated with mist that […]
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The Hum of Ancient Dust Photo of the Day
December 2, 2010

The Hum of Ancient Dust

The smell of dry earth after a long, parched afternoon is a scent that settles deep in the lungs, tasting faintly of minerals and sun-warmed stone. It is the smell of time itself—not the ticking of a clock, but the slow, patient grinding of the world. When I was a child, I would press my […]
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