This article explores the question whether there is a specifically Indian style of photography. A survey of photography students from various institutions revealed that though there is little clarity about the actual look of an Indian style of photography, students clearly define their own photographs as Indian. Intriguingly, the focus is less on certain visual characteristics, but more on the feelings they derive from the photographs, a scenario which is reminiscent of the rasa theory. Even though this was hardly mentioned by the students, this psycho-social element seems to have left a cultural imprint but also reflects an act of claiming ownership and agency. In addition, the students identified alienating aspects in photography, such as seeing one’s own culture like an outsider, but at the same time consider it to be integrating, since photography paves the way for a deeper engagement with one’s own culture, and as such strengthens Indianness.

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摄影中的印度人

本文探讨了是否存在特定的印度摄影风格的问题。对来自不同机构的摄影学生进行的一项调查显示，尽管对印度摄影风格的实际外观尚不清楚，但学生们清楚地将自己的照片定义为印度。有趣的是，重点不是在某些视觉特征上，而是更多地放在它们从照片中获得的感受上，这种场景让人想起rasa理论。尽管学生们几乎没有提到这一点，但这种心理社会因素似乎留下了文化印记，但也反映了一种声称拥有所有权和代理权的行为。此外，学生们发现了摄影中的异化方面，例如像局外人一样看待自己的文化，但同时认为这是一种整合，因为摄影为更深入地接触自己的文化铺平了道路，从而加强印度人。