Artist research ~ Kalpesh Lathigra ~ Who’s who?

Kalpesh Lathigra was born in London, England in 1971 and has a postgraduate Diploma in Photojournalism.

Kalpesh Lathigra has worked in the UK newspaper as a photojournalist for over six years.

In 2000, he began to work on long-time projects and “started thinking about non-linear narratives and using different camera formats.

He often looks for places he is drawn to, like the land, its “raw beauty, the people, their resilience.”

He started long term projects in 2004, and he began to confront the fact there was “no way of making objective documentary work, and came to the realization that the work was flawed. The photographs I made were the result of trying to understand the nature of faith and how to translate this visually”

He found that moving to America was the best idea for him due to him feeling the need of “belonging” and this appears to have progressed to his work.

He also takes photographs of communities throughout America.

I find that the colour is one thing I find interesting throughout his work, each with a specific striking colour like red or white, and they also involve quite blue, clear skies. The images are raw, with the subjects looking directly into the camera, looking as if they were in the middle of doing some kind of subject and it is obvious that this photographer wanted to show what they were doing as well as the subject. I find this photographer rather inspiring due to the interesting backgrounds with the interesting subjects. It is clear to see that the subject has a story, ready to be told.