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May 16, 2022
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Low Light & Blue Smoke [1956] - Big Bill Broonzy 00:16:20
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Singh considered this image to be his first successful photograph. As four women huddle together on the banks of the Ganges, their saris cling to their skin like drapery on classical statues. Rooted in communal life and the cyclical time of the yearly monsoon, the image announces Singh’s lifelong preoccupation with “the geographical culture of India” and the deep intertwining of land, climate, and tradition.