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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
December 2, 2010

The Salt on the Skin

The air in late autumn has a specific, sharp bite—it tastes of cold iron and wet stone. I remember standing on a shoreline where the wind didn’t just blow; it scoured, pulling the warmth from my marrow until my bones felt like hollow reeds. There is a texture to that kind of solitude, a grit […]
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The Salt of Returning Photo of the Day
November 30, 2010

The Salt of Returning

The air after a long rain has a specific, metallic bite—a sharp, clean cold that clings to the back of the throat like wet wool. I remember the feeling of damp pavement against my palms, the grit of city sand, and the way the world smells of crushed leaves and iron when the clouds finally […]
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Salt on the Skin Photo of the Day
November 30, 2010

Salt on the Skin

The air near the water has a weight to it, thick with the sharp, metallic tang of brine and the damp rot of driftwood. I remember the way the heat used to press against my shoulders, a heavy blanket that smelled of coconut oil and sun-warmed sand. If you close your eyes, you can feel […]
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The Sharp Breath of Winter Photo of the Day
November 28, 2010

The Sharp Breath of Winter

The first bite of winter is never in the eyes; it is in the sudden, metallic sting at the back of the throat. It tastes like iron and silence. I remember the way the air would harden against my cheeks, a cold, invisible palm pressing down until my skin felt tight and polished like river […]
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The Salt on the Skin Photo of the Day
November 27, 2010

The Salt on the Skin

The air near the tide always tastes of cold iron and crushed shells. It is a sharp, metallic tang that clings to the back of the throat, reminding the lungs of their own fragility. I remember walking until the soles of my feet grew numb, the wet sand pulling at my heels like a heavy, […]
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The Sulfur and the Spark Photo of the Day
November 26, 2010

The Sulfur and the Spark

The air tastes of burnt sugar and ozone, that sharp, metallic tang that lingers on the tongue long after the sky has finished its performance. I remember the smell of damp pavement cooling under the night, the way the humidity clings to the skin like a damp silk veil. There is a vibration in the […]
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The Waxen Pulse Photo of the Day
November 22, 2010

The Waxen Pulse

The smell of burnt wick is a sharp, metallic ghost that clings to the back of the throat long after the fire has been snuffed. It is the scent of a secret kept in the dark. I remember the feeling of cooling wax against my thumb—the way it transitions from a liquid, stinging heat to […]
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The Hum of Green Photo of the Day
November 19, 2010

The Hum of Green

The air in the mountains has a specific weight, a cool dampness that clings to the skin like a damp silk sheet. I remember the smell of crushed leaves—not the sweet perfume of flowers, but the sharp, earthy tang of something raw and growing. If you press your palms against the earth there, it feels […]
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The Cold Breath of Silence Photo of the Day
November 19, 2010

The Cold Breath of Silence

The air in the high mountains tastes like iron and crushed ice. It is a sharp, metallic sting that settles at the back of the throat, reminding you that you are small and that the world is vast. I remember the feeling of wool against my skin, damp from the mist, and the way the […]
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Salt on the Skin Photo of the Day
November 18, 2010

Salt on the Skin

The air here tastes of crushed shells and cold, deep water. It is a sharp, metallic tang that clings to the back of the throat, the kind of scent that arrives just before a storm breaks. I remember the feeling of sand between my toes—not the soft, powdery kind, but the coarse, gritty grit that […]
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The Scent of Graphite Photo of the Day
November 16, 2010

The Scent of Graphite

The smell of a freshly sharpened pencil is the smell of a promise. It is cedar shavings and sharp, metallic dust, a scent that clings to the fingertips long after the work is done. I remember the grit of lead against paper, the way the page would buckle under the pressure of a heavy hand, […]
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The Salt on the Skin Photo of the Day
November 15, 2010

The Salt on the Skin

The air in the north has a specific bite, a metallic tang that clings to the back of the throat like cold iron. I remember the feeling of wind-chapped skin, the way the salt crusts over your knuckles until they feel stiff, like parchment paper pulled too tight. It is a lonely sensation, standing where […]
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