Street PhotographyVineet VohraJanuary 20, 2016Althea ReidDocumentary Photojournalism

Vineet VohraVineet Vohra was Born in Delhi/India. He did his masters in fine arts from the prestigious

college of arts, he is a self-taught photographer. He started his career as a photographer shooting

wild life for two years, then transitioned to doing street photography in 2001. “To me street

photography is a journey and I travel everyday, I am learning and unlearning every day, I thrive

to improve every day. Life in General which is so unexpected I try to be as honest through my

lens as I can. I try to synthesize between human elements and the environment & my main focus

is how to make ordinary moments look extraordinary.”Vohra . In 2011 Vineet Vohra formed

APF (artphotofeature.com) with Rohit Vohra, his brother who is also a street photographer. APF

is it an evolving magazine that recognizes fresh talent.

Vineet Vohra’s street photography tends to highlight the society and his environment in its raw

state. His work tends to capture the life or the lack thereof within his geological location at the

time. His approach is more like highlighting the Indian culture and specific traditions with a

blend of various camera angles and perspectives applied to make the photo come to life. Many of

his displays highlights the ‘norms’ and ‘accustomed patterns’ within the Indian society. There

are particular examples of his work that caught my attention reflecting the religious/sacred aspect

of the Indian culture. These highlighted women in the society who have shaved their heads and

‘washed’ their sins away in the Holy ganges river. One of his photos highlighted a tradition

which involves persons throwing money into a particular river while praying, for goodluck.

Another photo in his collection that got my attention was one which reflected the ‘norm’ as

shaving and selling females hair in india.

“I saw this girl who got really agitated on why her head was getting shaved ,the mother said that the barber uncle is paying for her hair & she can buy herself a doll ,I was all ears to this entire conversation & when the barber decided to console her by acting out that he is paying money to her she had THAT look in her eye, this happened on the banks of ganges in varanasi where it's a ritual to get heads shaved for religious reasons “ Vineet Vohra

“Lot of devotees comes to visit benaras(Varanasi), a sacred place in India to worship the holy river Ganges ,devotees consider it good luck to throw coins into river Ganga while offering prayers and this benevolence has proved to be especially beneficial for the slum children living nearby. These kids frequent the river everyday to collect the coins, they throw a string with magnet attached at one end and attracts the coins to make some easy money.” Vineet Vohra

“Four women who got their heads shaved trying to wash away their sins in the holy ganges” Vineet Vohra