Freelance photojournalist Renjith Madhavan has been on an ambitious mission of photographing rivers. Ambitious because he captures semi-abstract images that resemble human forms on the water’s surface. He set out in December 2021, travelling to 22 rivers across 18 Indian states and photographs that emerged are enigmatic reflections of humanoid forms.
Renjith spent days on riversides, waiting for the perfect alignment of light, shadow and movement to click. “As shadows fall on water, they create unexpected patterns, textures and forms,” says Renjith. “The water is like a canvas, reflecting images that cannot be perceived by the eyes. I like to call it Nature’s art,” he adds.
Renjith languished on the banks of the Ganga ghat in Varanasi for five days and he got a picture only at the end of the fifth day. “I keep clicking rapidly, sometimes over 1,000 clicks, and each frame would be different.”
