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Ranvir Deb

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I try to tell stories through my photographs. I hope you like them.
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Life at Pentakatha, Part 1.
Sharing some images from my recent visits to the fishing village of Puri, Pentakatha.

Puri, India
2025

#street_photography #storytelling #documentaryphotography #documentary #photostory #nightphotography #nikonphotocontest #streeteyecollective by @ranvirdeb

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2 years ago

Above the pines, beneath infinity —
The Milky Way whispered stories older than time.
Captured in Pulga, Himachal Pradesh on a Nikon Z6 + Viltrox 16mm f/1.8.
Shot from the terrace of the lovely @arkham_cafenexped at Pulga.

#StarsInMotion #HimalayanNights #MilkyWayMagic #PulgaDiaries #AstroLove #himachalpradesh #Pulga #nightphotography #nikonphotography #villagesofIndia #nikonphotocontest #milkyway #himalayas @viltrox.india taken in Pulga, Himachal Pradesh, India by @ranvirdeb

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a year ago

Magical Varanasi at night. 🔥

@natgeotravellerindia @discoverychannelin @odishastreetphotography @streetphotographyindia @hardcore.street.collective @_banaras_ki_galiya_ @varanasi_banaras_kashi #streetphotography #varanasi #streetphotographyindia #natgeoyourshot #streeteyecollective by @ranvirdeb

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The turning point for this project wasn’t finding the perfect morning light. It was the day the fishermen finally stopped treating Ranvir (@ranvirdeb) like a tourist and just went back to work. You don't get that kind of access on day one. When the camera finally becomes secondary to simply showing up, that’s when the real images happen.

🎧 Listen to the complete episode at the link in our bio.

#GroundGlassAtelier #DocumentaryPhotography #VisualStorytelling #PhotoDocumentary #LifeAtPentakatha by @ranvirdeb

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We often feel the need to over-explain our subjects. But some of the strongest frames are the quietest. Ranvir (@ranvirdeb) talks about getting out of the way and letting the sheer physical reality of the fishermen do the heavy lifting. If the observation is honest, the photograph carries its own weight.

🎧 Episode 4 is available now. Link in bio.

#GroundGlassAtelier #DocumentaryPhotography #VisualStorytelling #PhotoDocumentary #LifeAtPenthakata by @ranvirdeb

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You can shoot the postcard version of Puri in five minutes. The reality takes a lot longer. Ranvir (@ranvirdeb) spent over a year returning to the Penthakata shoreline before the daily rhythm of the community finally opened up to him. You can't force good documentary work, you have to wait for the environment to accept you.

🎧 Listen to Episode 4 at the link in our bio.

#GroundGlassAtelier #DocumentaryPhotography #VisualStorytelling #PhotoDocumentary #LifeAtPentakatha by @ranvirdeb

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Life at Pentakatha by Ranvir Deb

While the rest of Puri caters to pilgrims and tourists, the fishing community of Pentakatha exists in quiet contrast. Tucked away from the postcard version of the coastline, it is a space that is raw, resilient, and deeply rooted in the rhythms of the sea.

Photographer Ranvir spent over a year building genuine familiarity and trust within the community to document the unseen backbone of the town’s seafood supply. Mornings here start long before sunrise. As the boats return from the dark water, the air grows heavy with the scent of salt, fish, and relentless labor.

By bypassing the expected establishing shots, this series focuses on the people who actually keep this shoreline alive. It captures their daily physical grind, their brief moments of rest, and their intimate bond with the water. Ultimately, this is not just a story about fishing, it is a visual record of belonging, and a way of life shaped entirely by tides, time, and tradition.

Volume 2, Essay 02.

Full documentary at the link in bio. Podcast dropping on October 6, 2026.

Photographs by @ranvirdeb
Curated by @amritpanigrahy for @groundglass.atelier

#LifeAtPenthakata #GroundGlassDocumentaries #ArtOfDeliberateSeeing #PhotoEssay #DocumentaryPhotography by @ranvirdeb

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9 days ago

Scenes from a village in Ganjam, Odisha, India. taken in Ganjam, Odisha by @ranvirdeb

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15 days ago

As the monsoon season comes to an end, I am sharing a few photographs of the mighty Mahanadi River shot near Narsinghpur, Odisha on a rainy day a few months ago.

#nature #monsoons #cloudporn #mahanadi #river taken in Odisha, India by @ranvirdeb

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Photos from today's sudden shower near my house in Pokhariput. The road in front of Madhusudan Das Park, Pokhariput, gets flooded like this whenever it rains for a while or rains heavily.

#photojournalism #monsoondiaries #bhubaneswar_diaries #rains taken in Bhubaneswar, India by @ranvirdeb

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2 months ago

As the auspicious month of Shravan comes to an end, sharing a few photographs I took last year at Lingaraj temple on a Shravan Somvaar.

#photojournalism #festivalsofindia #shravan #lingarajtemple by @ranvirdeb

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2 months ago

Photographs from the ongoing JSSC-JPSC protests at Ranchi, Jharkhand. Shot last week during my visit to Ranchi.

#photojournalism #protest #india #studentprotest taken in Ranchi,jharkhand, india by @ranvirdeb

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