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URL:https://map-india.org/map-events/image-as-witness-portfolio-review-wit
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SUMMARY:Image as Witness: Portfolio Review with Palani Kumar
DESCRIPTION:Image credit: M. Palani Kumar\nA portfolio review session led b
 y photographer and journalist M. Palani Kumar\, founder of the People’s 
 Photographers Archive\, whose work documents the lives of working-class wo
 men and marginalized communities. The session offers an opportunity to exp
 lore how personal stories can be situated within broader societal narrativ
 es through visual practice\, while engaging with the idea of “witness”
  in long-term documentary work. Drawing on projects spanning 8–9 years\,
  it reflects on themes of caste violence\, forced evictions\, and environm
 ental degradation\, examining their impact on both ecology and the communi
 ties that depend on it. \n\nParticipants are invited to present portfolio
 s that engage with caste- and lineage-based narratives as lived experience
 s\, and to consider how to document working-class lives\, gender\, and lab
 our with sensitivity and accountability. Emphasizing ethical representatio
 n and storytelling from within communities\, the session foregrounds the i
 mportance of centering and amplifying voices that are often marginalized o
 r unheard. \n\nPlease submit your portfolio on the form by May 10\, 2026 
 9pm IST. \n\nThis event is part of programming around Beneath the Turning
  Sky in collaboration with People's Archives of Rural India (PARI)
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