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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 credits: M. Palani Kumar\nA portfolio review session led 
 by photographer and journalist M. Palani Kumar\, founder of the People’s
  Photographers Collective\, whose work documents the lives of working-clas
 s women and marginalized communities. The session offers an opportunity to
  explore how personal stories can be situated within broader societal narr
 atives through visual practice\, while engaging with the idea of “witnes
 s” in long-term documentary work. Drawing on projects spanning 8–9 yea
 rs\, it reflects on themes of caste violence\, forced evictions\, and envi
 ronmental degradation\, examining their impact on both ecology and the com
 munities that depend on it. \n\nParticipants are invited to present portf
 olios that engage with caste- and lineage-based narratives as lived experi
 ences\, and to consider how to document working-class lives\, gender\, and
  labour with sensitivity and accountability. Emphasizing ethical represent
 ation and storytelling from within communities\, the session foregrounds t
 he importance of centering and amplifying voices that are often marginaliz
 ed or unheard. \n\nPlease submit your portfolio on the form by 16th April
  2026 9pm IST. 
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