Photography

Rashmi + Thomas, the Wedding Album

Gallery | Posted on December 16, 2016 by ankitban

Image Copyright © Ankit Banerjee. All Rights Reserved.

Rashmi + Thomas, wedding album

Rashmi & Thomas, wedding album

The wedding album

Rashmi & Thomas

Layflat design

Inner layout design

Branding and logo

Inner layout design

Branding and online viewable link+QR

Casing for the album

Closing page.

Wedding photographs by Abhishek BA and Ankit Banerjee.
Album Design & Print by Oodio Studio.

For Bookings, Prints, Collaboration: ankit.bann@gmail.com

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Photography

Hometown

Gallery | Posted on November 22, 2016 by ankitban

In November 2016, I finally got my only chance to document my native home in Calcutta.

Collapsible gates to the garage which once sheltered two cars

The characteristic yellow with the common Calcutta green lines compensated the cuboidal structure of the house.

A bathroom placed outside the house.

As all old houses do, this one features a large backyard too.

Spacious balcony terrace which has always been a space for commonly drying laundry, big gatherings during events, and for dry leaves and moss now.

Simple decor railings and worn out wooden doors.

Small balconies attached to every room on the top floor which faced the road made primary facade of the house.

The color palette and textures that remain distinct over the years.

Orthogonal lines and staircase on the inside.

The main living and dining area of the house.

The kitchen which is strategically partitioned for vegetarian, non-vegetarian, and God.

Only God related vessels allowed here.

The living and study room.

My grandparents’ bedroom.

Almost every room owned a table and a chair which is a rarity in most houses today.

Simple spaced rooms.

Iconic rings which served as window knobs.

Infested with cobwebs, such windows are classic to Calcutta in general and this house too.

Caging bar window grills layered with rust are my earliest memories of this place.

The garage which blew its shed and only homes trash now.

Flora of the house showcased trees like banana, Indian bael (aka Bengal quince), and Mangoes!

While the fauna included cats, rats, few snakes, and a scourge of mosquitoes.

For time has only set this house to creep into rust.

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Upanayana of Rishab Mohan, the album.

Gallery | Posted on August 23, 2016 by ankitban

Back in 2013, I used to intern at this small design and post production company called Oodio Studio in Bangalore, India. After my tenure of 4 months there, I moved on to pursuing my photography independently. Years later in 2016, I placed a Design & Print order for the Upanayana of Rishab Mohan I shot recently. This book is a Medium Landscape 9” x 11” SLIM Flushmount Signature book with Fawn Brown Leatherette. I must draw attention to the flawless production and branding by the folks at Oodio. Their work is on point and it makes me so happy to have once been a part of this firm.

Outer packaging, carry bag

Album Casing

The Signature album

Fawn Brown Leatherette

SLIM Flushmount (20 sheets)

Medium Landscape 9” x 11”

Spineless binding

Medium Landscape 9” x 11”

Opening Page, event details

Heavy gauge 500 GSM Matte paper

Flushmount book

Silver Halide printing

Silver Halide Printing, Heavy gauge 500 GSM Matte paper

Completely flat

Really, completely flat

Custom Message Card

QR code & web link to album

Logo and Signage

Branding

End page with contact details

Branding on back of the book

I will admit, it makes me emotional to be on the client side of the company. The work flow, the communication, the delivery commitment, is as makhhan (butter) smooth. These guys not only taught me the craft and the work of post production, but also give me the constant motivation to do what I do, better.

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Sub Rosa Arteries

Posted on November 13, 2015 by ankitban

In August 2014, we were given an English assignment in college to explore areas of Bangalore. Little did I know that it would lead to a course-changing series of events. I fell in love with the roads, the chaos, and the people! Born and raised in an upper middle class family, I was a “city boy” for most of my life. Coincidentally, at the same juncture two things happened—first, I saw my city change the way it looked across my schooling years, and second, I became a part of Naresh Narasimhan’s Facebook group (discontinued) “Bangalore- Photos from a bygone age”. They shared photos of Bangalore from the years of 1800-2000’s. This pairing got me thinking: The way I perceive those photos in 2015 is very different from its time. Everything fascinated me and I began to document the city extensively, to build an archive of photos which is of potential academic value 50 – 100 years ahead. The photos in this theme are a subset of these unpublished archives. The photos here are more from a photojournalist approach than photography or “artistic” take. I felt, taking photos doesn’t always have to conform to art and aesthetic beauty, or science of composition rules. It can be as simple as, well, just capturing a moment. The intent behind capturing the photo became vital and the subjectivity associated with it appealed to me. After trying my hand at numerous genres of photography, I felt a connection in documenting the city life. An extended addition of two photos from Meerut, UP to the set is an effort to establish cause-and-effect relation— how the lanes of my city made me grow itchy feet and extend my efforts in archiving to parts of India. I am home.

Tens of Dozens of eagles fly over after a butcher throws chopped meat skin in the open at Johnson Market, Bangalore. (I was demanded sum of ₹ 1,000/- for the “show”. Moments later the butcher gave a hug saying he was joking.) / January 2015

A man fuels the fire under a large slab of stone used for the preparation of Pathar ka gosht (meat roast over stone) during Iftar on Mosque Road, Bangalore. / July 2015

The vegetable and masala markets of Shivajinagar, Bangalore. / January 2015

Wholesale fruit vendors await their morning stock at KR Market, Bangalore. / July 2015

As seen on the roadside of interior Shivajinagar, Bangalore. / January 2015

Banana leaf vendors escape the darkness of the basement of KR Building, Bangalore. / July 2015

An Indian Ox guards a warning on a wall at the dead-end of a road in the lanes around Avenue Road, Bangalore. / July 2015

A beggar stands awaiting outside a public toilet of KR Building, Bangalore. / August 2014

A man enquires a butcher at the lamb section of Johnson Market, Bangalore. / January 2015

A man stands at narrow lane leading to a mosque in interiors of Avenue Road, Bangalore. / July 2015

A lane in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh. / December 2014.

Looking up in a narrow street of semi-slum residential areas of Chickpete, Bangalore. / July 2015

An elderly man takes a seat near the mutton market on a fine morning at Russell Market, Bangalore. / January 2015

Traffic clears after the rain, outside Hajee Sir Ismail Sait Masjid during Iftar on Mosque Road, Bangalore. / July 2015

The vast subways under KG Road, Bangalore. / August 2014

A man in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh. / December 2014

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Ankit Banerjee is an independent photographer based in Bangalore, India.

Photography

Solo Photography Exhibition

Gallery | Posted on March 17, 2015 by ankitban

Image Copyright © Ankit Banerjee. All Rights Reserved. Almost five years back, it all started with an accidental photo of milk overflowing. Shuffling across several borrowed cameras from supportive friends and family, learning exactly what each technical number meant, to freelancing and travelling over the years, the moment is finally here—It’s time to celebrate the adventures of a Bangalore boy and his experiences with a camera. The photos are selected works from my past few years of travelling across Hampi, Goa, Delhi, Meerut, Kerala, and through the streets of my home, Bengaluru. The exhibition also showcases nature, architecture, abstracts, and portraits.