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A Quietness in Black and White

Rahul Mahesh

A review of the book Edge of Faith, featuring photographs by Indian photographer Prabuddha Dasgupta and an accompanying essay by historian William Dalrymple.

In the pantheon of Indian photographers who have made a name for themselves, Prabuddha Dasgupta’s name turns heads like no other: be it his swashbuckling glamour images for lifestyle magazines from the 1990s, or the controversies that have followed him through his storied career. But beyond all is a man who thought of photography as a medium of expression that is best expressed through its simplicity. His work extends an inviting glance into the world of a simple and reclusive mind that works beyond what meets the eye.

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