Shivam Photofarm is where I write about the things photography teaches you that a camera never can — the people you meet, the places that stay with you, and the lessons that only reveal themselves after years of showing up with a camera and paying attention.
Stories, reflections, and hard-won lessons shaped by the people and places I photograph. No gear reviews. No algorithm tips. Just honest writing from the streets of India.
Stories, reflections, and lessons shaped by the people and places I photograph.
Recent writingWhat the flower market teaches you about patience
On shooting strangers — and why most photographers get it wrong
The street that changed how I see light
On showing up before sunrise, for weeks, until the market lets you in.
Respect isn't technique. It's something you build before the camera comes out.
One alley in North Kolkata. The same hour, for three months. What I learned.
The city that never stops revealing itself — if you keep showing up.
Streets
Ganga GhatsFlower Market
Kumartuli
Markets
WrestlersThe encounters, the silences, the moments of connection that happen when you spend enough time on a street with a camera and an open mind.
Kolkata, Varanasi, Rajasthan, Ladakh — each city has its own visual language. Writing about how to read a place before you photograph it.
Hard-won insights from a decade of shooting — on seeing, on timing, on how to stop overthinking and just be present in front of a moment.
Photography is as much about who you are as what you see. Personal writing on doubt, growth, and what keeps me coming back to the same streets.
No newsletters about cameras or algorithms. Just honest writing about photography, people, and what a decade on the streets of India actually teaches you.
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