Battle of the Indias: The Three Best Photos

The three best photos from our contest that capture the delicate balances of the country
Curated By: Forbes India
Published: Aug 22, 2011
2nd Prize: Ramesh IyanswamyIndia Gate, the symbol of India, seemingly wide open and welcoming, excep

Image by : Ramesh Iyanswamy

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2nd Prize: Ramesh Iyanswamy
India Gate, the symbol of India, seemingly wide open and welcoming, except that the times we live in makes it a distant, inaccessible monument. A vertical framing would perhaps have worked better, but otherwise an interesting, attractive composition
3rd Prize: Sandeep DhopateA cliched idea lifted by two things: The location is well chosen, with its

Image by : Sandeep Dhopate

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3rd Prize: Sandeep Dhopate
A cliched idea lifted by two things: The location is well chosen, with its unusual vertical stack of shanties rising up to rival the multi-storey apartment block, and by rendering it in black-and-white, the tonalities, textures and depth come out far better than they would have in colour
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