People, and what they keep alive

People, and what they keep alive

Documentary photographer · Chennai · since 2015.

Documentary photographer · Chennai · since 2015.

Now working on: the potters of Kanchipuram, and the Kirtimukha, the guardian face above temple doorways.

Now working on: the potters of Kanchipuram, and the Kirtimukha, the guardian face above temple doorways.

Photographs by Hariharan Gopal

This site shows selected photographs from ten years of work across India. I return to the same places and people over several years, and nothing is staged or directed. The archive is now being edited into long-term projects.

About

10+
years

Photographing across India since 2015.

Photographing across India since 2015.

Rituals and festivals, many followed over several years.

Rituals and festivals, many followed over several years.

CHAT

What kind of photography is this?

Are these rituals staged?

How do you find these places?

How is the work organised?

Are prints available?

What kind of photography is this?

Are these rituals staged?

How do you find these places?

How is the work organised?

Are prints available?