“I feel I am getting too much attention,” says documentary photographer Senthil Kumaran. The 39-year-old, based in Madurai, has won the prestigious World Press Photo 2022 award in the Long Term Story Category (Asia Region).
Ever since the announcement last week, following which Chief Minister MK Stalin sent out a congratulatory tweet, he seems a little bemused about the flood of phone calls he is fielding. “There are so many photographers who haven’t received even the smallest of recognitions,” he says. But there is a reason why people want to talk to him.
