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Thousands of distant galaxies scattered across a black sky

Look longer. See further.

Photographs and life thoughts by Anirrban Batacharrya: three decades of building large machines, and a lifelong habit of looking closely.

Cover · Deep field, a long exposure

Selected work

08 photographs · 2024 – 2026
No. 01Pagoda above the lakeJourneys · 2025
No. 02Launch pad at duskJourneys · 2024
No. 03First coffeeSmall things · 2026
No. 04Dahlia after rainSmall things · 2025
No. 05The neighbour’s catSmall things · 2025
No. 06Red motorcycle, workshopJourneys · 2026
No. 07Surface, closeSurfaces · 2024
No. 08Motion studySurfaces · 2026

A good photograph and a good decision share one ingredient: you waited long enough to see what was really there.

From the musing “Thirty-six exposures”

Musings

On life, seeing and stillness
Rows of worn bricks seen at an angle
Featured musing · 7 min read

The art of waiting

The best moments rarely announce themselves. On patience, attention, and the quiet reward of staying a little longer than everyone else.

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  1. 02

    Thirty-six exposures

    Seeing6 min
  2. 03

    What the light leaves behind

    Memory5 min
  3. 04

    Small things, held long

    Attention4 min
  4. 05

    Walking without a destination

    Wandering6 min

Series

Pentax SP500 on film · Nikon Z6 II on digital
A tiered pagoda on a hill above a wide lake

Journeys

12 frames
An espresso in a red cup on a wooden table

Small things

16 frames
Loose gravel seen from above

Surfaces

9 frames

Engineer by training. Photographer by temperament. Thinker at heart.

Photography is how I slow down. Thinking is how I make sense of what I have seen.

This site holds both: pictures taken with patience, and thoughts on living with attention.

Film
Pentax SP500, M42 lenses, 35 mm
Digital
Nikon Z6 II
Found
All over the world