News in Frames: Symmetry and soul
Raghu Rai was a renowned Indian photojournalist whose work captured the essence of India from the mid-1960s until his passing in 2026. His photographs not only documented events but also conveyed deep narratives and emotions, showcasing the country's leaders, culture, and tragedies. Rai's legacy continues to inspire future generations of photographers and artists.
- ▪Raghu Rai was a prominent Indian photojournalist known for his impactful imagery.
- ▪He captured a wide range of subjects, from political figures to everyday life in India.
- ▪Rai received the Padma Shri award and is celebrated for his contributions to photography.
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When one speaks of India and photography, the sentence feels incomplete without taking Raghu Rai’s name. His work became emblematic to the medium, not merely because he recorded India, but because he revealed it — with patience, poetry and an instinctive sense of order.In the years that he was active, from the mid-1960s to the time of his passing, he captured on camera, an India, the way he saw it: from its leaders and labourers, musicians and mourners, to its monuments and markets. Like all great photojournalists, he captured situations as they unfolded, yet he brought to them a symmetry that was unmistakably his own. The blacks in his black-and-whites worked hard, and were not happenstance, they were statements.There was endless patience in his eye. In Pt. S.
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