Secret Glances

Just one glance. One aching glance. That’s all you need to tell a story. Through these frames, I have tried to capture the stories of people whose paths cross my life every day. Sometimes in the most mundane and sometimes in the most extraordinary circumstances. Partial glimpses of their faces exude the mystery of their characters, leaving much to the imagination of the onlookers. Her innocent face and piercing eyes tell me about her pain and desires in life. She wants to play, dance and live her childhood. This picture is also an expression of gratitude. For the people caught in the frame have allowed me to capture a slice of their lives – a broken fragment of their personalities that is perhaps lost in the wholeness of their bodies or the smooth contours of their entire faces.

  • Mona Singh
    Photographer
  • Genres:
    People, Portrait, Fineart, Conceptual
  • Country of Origin:
    India
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Germany, Hyderabad, Delhi, Jaipur
    - Featured in blogs in HUFFPOST UK. - World Photographers Club Coffee Table Book on Street Portraits (2016). - The Better India (2016). - Avahan Street Photography (2016). - Wagon Art Exhibit, Street Photography and Portraiture (2016). - Snapped Away, International Online Exhibit (2016). - Vigour Media Education, Best Street Photography Award (2017) - Photo exhibit at the 3rd Annual WWIFF (Whatashort Independent International Film Festival), 2017. - Photo Book project ‘Glimpses Of GURGAON (2017). - Deccan Chronicles (2017). - Asian Age (2017). - The Hindu (2017). - Solo Photo Exhibit, Goethe Zentrum, Hyderabad (2017). - 'Honourable Mention, (WPC) World Photographers Club (2017). - Photojaanic (2017) - Shootdart (2017} - Gladrags Magazine (2018). - Urdu Heritage festival (2018) - 'Bharat Ke Rang’ India Habitat Center, Best Street Photogrpher Award (2018). - Nikon Women Photography Contest, Best Photo (2018). - Chiiz Photography Magazine (2018). - Photoract, Vadodra MSU (The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda) (2018). - Honorable Mentions WPC, World Photographers Club (2018). - World Street Photography Phonebook-5, Hamburg, Germany (2018). - One Eye Land Black And White Street Photographers (2018). - Photoract, Vadodra MSU (The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda) (2018). - Honorable Mentions WPC, World Photographers Club (2018). - World Street Photography Phonebook-5, Hamburg, Germany (2018). - 35 Awards Top 10 Photographers (Gurgaon) (2018). - Top 10 Finalist Chiiz Photography Magazine (2018). - Leica store challenge Top 20 finalist (2018). - Chiiz Rajasthan Exhibit (2018). - Vigour Media Education Winners Exhibit (2018). - London School of Photography contest 1st prize (2019). -Chiiz Naari Exhibit (2020) -Chiiz World Photography Dy Top 10 Finalists (2019) -Better Photography Portraits through reflections Contest Winner Publication (2019) - Documentary Family AwardsFinalist (2020) - Better Photography contest winner titled 'Finding Solace' (2020) - Artdoc Magazine Online exhibit (2020) - Artdoc Photography Magazine E-book cover page photo (2020) -Top 10 finalists in Chiiz magazine exhibit contest (2020). -Eyephoto magazine Image publication September issue (2020) -One Eyeland Top10 B&W Photo Contest 2020 Finalist (2020) -Chiiz publication (2020) -High5 Magazine story publication (2020) -Budapest International Foto Awards Bronze Winner & Honoruable Mention (2020) -Marika Magazine 2020
Artist Biography

Gurgaon, (India) based street/ travel photographer.
Capturing emotions is one of the key ingredients in my work. I firmly believes in making photographs that resonate with me. Even though it is the emotions of my subjects I am documenting, I find a reflection of myself in them. My love for the unexpected and candid moments give me the ability to find visual order within the chaos of the world and an unparalleled creative vision. I love to creatively capture the weird and wonderful fleeting moments as they unfold in front of my eyes. Photography is the love of my life and traveling is like blood in my veins. I love waking up to new horizons, making new friends and exploring the world.
My work has been featured in Huffpost UK and published in many photography magazines like Better photography, Chiiz Magazine, Gladrags,etc. My work has been exhibited in India and abroad. I won the first position in the contest run by London School of photography and also won the Nikon women photography title besides other awards.

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Artist Statement

These images are all about the expression of people i see and meet. At times these are people who are known to me and sometimes they are complete strangers. I get mesmerised by the fact how i see people differently every time i see them. They express all kinds of emotions like sadness, despair, agony, happiness, thrill etc.
I have tried to capture a broken fragment that is perhaps lost in the wholeness of their bodies or the contours of their entire faces.
This is an attempt to display feelings in the form of expressions or body language possibly reflecting me as person.
I have a great sense of gratitude towards each one of them.