Specimens of the studio photographer’s art, Lucknow, India
Memorial portraits of the mother and father of a studio proprietor, Lucknow, India
Two villagers perform for the camera with the help of a gun (a studio prop)
A Dalit couple photographed at a studio in the pilgrimage centre of Ramdevra in Rajasthan
A memorial portrait of a villager which triggers possession events
A photoshopped image from the pilgrimage destination of Dwarkanath, Gujarat, India
The many ID photos commonly held by villagers in central India testifies to the demands of the Indian bureaucratic state
A villager shares an image from the pilgrimage centre of Samvaliyaji, central India
PHOTODEMOS: Citizens of Photography: the Camera and the Political Imagination
Interview with Chris Pinney