MiD DAY captures various city moods, encapsulated in ten images, as part of the India 9 to 5 photo exhibition that is on display at tasveer from today

Be it in black and white or in bright vivid colours, photographs always have an impact on all of us. It maybe a portrait, landscape or just stills, a snapu00a0 brings back memories, captures moments of truth and tells the story of a city and its people.

India 9 to 5, a photography exhibition that spans over 10 cities with a photographer for each city, tries to capture the different aspects of a city in the span of 10 hours. Places like Ahmedabad, Pune, Kolkata, Chennai and Bangalore were among the 10 different locales, which formed the photographers' subject.

Through the lens: Prashant Panjiar captures a scene at City Market

Subtle observations
Prashant Panjiar, originally from Delhi was presented with the stint to capture Bangalore, by the hour between 9 am and 5 pm. Hailing from a different city, we wondered how Prashant could confine Bangalore to just ten photos, but he quickly replies, "I've worked as a photo journalist for many years now. I have friends in Bangalore who helped me out. It really wasn't difficult, as Bangalore is quite a compact city when compared to Delhi."

"I was always into art and theatre right from my college days. I had to do a research project in the late 70's about naxalite movement. This experience taught me to capture images with a curiosity and quest of a reporter," adds Prashant.u00a0

He confesses that for many years now his interests lie in capturing the transformation and different phases that India, as a nation has been adopting, defacing its old attire.u00a0 "When I think of Bangalore, it doesn't feel like just a cosmopolitan city to me. It's more of a global city, where people from different parts of the country and even the world live."

That is precisely what emanates from Prashant's allegiance, which is portrayed in his images. "Every hour I tried to find something that connectsu00a0 people of different ethnicities to the city. That's why you can see, in my photos people from Kerala, Tamil Nadu, and the North East, all of them working in one city together, without any boundaries."

u00a0Ask him about his expectations from this exhibition and he will confide, "I just hope people understand that a city is not made up of only themselves. I hope they see that there is beauty in getting people together. We should celebrate diversity."

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