Welcome to the third issue of Ground Glass Documentaries.
Continuing our monthly commitment to unvarnished visual storytelling, this publication remains a dedicated space for work that steps away from the noise of the feed to linger on the quiet complexities of the human condition.
For Volume 3, we bring together six photographic essays anchored in patience and observation. Across sacred riverbanks, ancient ruins, colonial burial grounds, coastal twilights, and the interior spaces of modern life, these works examine what it means to be present, how memory clings to stone, how faith and daily labor share the same steps, how screens divide our attention, and how the weight of a gaze shapes a body in space. The focus remains strictly on the honesty of these moments and the dedication of the artists who stayed long enough to witness them.
We invite you to slow down and experience these documentaries as they were intended to be seen.
Welcome to Volume 3.
Amrit Panigrahy,
Co-Founder & Curator,
Ground Glass Atelier
Please click on the images below to read the respective photo documentary.
Narmada – Afzal Khan
Present / Elsewhere – Ashutosh Kumar
Geometry of Death – Arindam Das
Life in Vijayanagara – Havisha Kamath
Weight of Being Seen – Dhananjjeyan K
The Tide at Twilight – Uttam Sahu