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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 Grit of Concrete Breath Photo of the Day
September 9, 2010

The Grit of Concrete Breath

The taste of city air is metallic, a thin film of exhaust and pulverized stone that settles on the back of the tongue like a secret. I remember the feeling of running on pavement that had been baking under a relentless sun all day; the heat rising through the soles of my shoes, a dull, […]
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The Salt on the Skin Photo of the Day
September 8, 2010

The Salt on the Skin

The air near the water always tastes of brine and wet stone. It is a thick, humid weight that clings to the back of your throat, tasting faintly of iodine and ancient tides. I remember the feeling of sand between my toes—not the dry, powdery kind, but the heavy, packed grit that stays cold even […]
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The Weight of Being Elsewhere Photo of the Day
September 6, 2010

The Weight of Being Elsewhere

The smell of dry, sun-baked stone always brings me back to the feeling of being a stranger in a familiar place. It is a grit that clings to the soles of your feet, a fine, powdery dust that settles into the creases of your skin long after you have left the square. There is a […]
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The Salt on the Skin Photo of the Day
September 3, 2010

The Salt on the Skin

There is a specific dampness that clings to the back of the neck before a storm breaks. It is heavy, like a wool blanket left out in the dew, smelling of wet earth and the sharp, metallic tang of coming rain. I remember standing on a shoreline where the sand felt like cold, crushed velvet […]
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The Dust of Stilled Time Photo of the Day
September 2, 2010

The Dust of Stilled Time

The smell of a place is never just the air; it is the scent of things left behind. I remember the feeling of a heavy wool blanket pulled over my shoulders in a room that had been closed for years—that dry, metallic tang of dust settling on metal, the way the silence feels thick enough […]
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The Salted Echo of Tides Photo of the Day
August 29, 2010

The Salted Echo of Tides

The smell of low tide is a thick, briny blanket that clings to the back of my throat, tasting of iodine and ancient, sun-baked secrets. I remember the grit of wet sand between my toes, a coarse, cooling friction that grounds the spirit when the world feels too fast. There is a specific, hollow sound […]
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The Breath of Granite Photo of the Day
August 26, 2010

The Breath of Granite

The air at this altitude tastes of crushed stone and cold, thin metal. It is a sharp, biting flavor that settles at the back of the throat, reminding the lungs that they are guests in a place where the earth has not yet learned to be soft. I remember the feeling of wool against my […]
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The Hum of the Earth Photo of the Day
August 25, 2010

The Hum of the Earth

The smell of wet, turned earth is a heavy perfume that clings to the back of the throat. It is the scent of things being undone and made ready, a thick, dark musk that rises when the ground is broken open. I remember the feeling of mud between my toes—cool, slick, and yielding—a weight that […]
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The Ember on the Tongue Photo of the Day
August 24, 2010

The Ember on the Tongue

The air before a storm tastes like copper and dry earth, a metallic tang that settles at the back of the throat. I remember standing on a porch as a child, the heat radiating off the wooden planks through the soles of my feet, vibrating with the coming change. There is a specific heaviness to […]
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Salt on the Skin Photo of the Day
August 19, 2010

Salt on the Skin

The air near the water always tastes like iron and wet stone. It is a thick, humid weight that clings to the back of the throat, carrying the sharp, briny sting of ancient tides. I remember the feeling of sand trapped between my toes—coarse, gritty, and stubborn—a reminder that the earth is constantly being worn […]
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The Breath of Thin Air Photo of the Day
August 19, 2010

The Breath of Thin Air

The air at that height tastes like cold iron and silence. It is a sharp, metallic tang that settles at the back of the throat, reminding you that oxygen is a luxury the mountain does not always grant. I remember the feeling of wool against my neck, damp with a mist that clung to my […]
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The Salt on the Skin Photo of the Day
August 15, 2010

The Salt on the Skin

The smell of damp wood always brings me back to the riverbank, to the way the air feels heavy and thick, like a wet wool blanket draped over the shoulders. There is a specific grit to that air—a mixture of silt, river moss, and the faint, metallic tang of deep water that clings to the […]
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