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Rohit Chawla is an internationally acclaimed Indian photographer and has bagged India’s first ‘Industry Craft Gold Lion’ at Cannes, France in 2023.
1 / 6Bringing in the New Year with a unique visual showcase of the stories of Goa’s stray dogs, the Aguad Port and Jail Complex in Sinquerim is hosting a photo exhibition titled ‘Rain Dogs’ by contemporary photographer Rohit Chawla. (Image: Aguad Port and Jail Complex)
2 / 6These images are among the quietest, most introspective works I’ve done. The stark desolation of those times, set against the magnificence of the Goan monsoon, became my poetry of choice, Chawla told CNBC-TV18. He has bagged India’s first ‘Industry Craft Gold Lion’ at Cannes, France in 2023. (Image: Aguad Port and Jail Complex)
3 / 6“When I began taking these pictures, more than turning a pack of neglected dogs into a subject, I was attempting to frame my vulnerability, scattered thoughts, and inability to express them. (Image: Aguad Port and Jail Complex)
4 / 6Chawla, a internationally acclaimed Indian photographer is celebrated for his unconventional portraits of some of the biggest names in India’s political and creative landscape. (Image: Aguad Port and Jail Complex)
5 / 6The Aguad Port and Jail Complex, surrounded by the sea, provides a perfect setting for the ‘Rain Dogs’ exhibition, paying tribute to the beauty of Goa’s coastline. “We are thrilled to host the ‘Rain Dogs’ exhibition at Aguad, a venue that complements the raw beauty of Rohit Chawla’s photographs and is a perfect setting for his imagery,” said Savio Mathias, Operations Head at Aguad. (Image: Aguad Port and Jail Complex)
6 / 6In addition to the exhibition, ‘Rain Dogs’ will be published as a coffee table book by HarperCollins and is set to launch at the Jaipur Literature Festival on February 01, 2025. Moreover, the exhibition will travel to the Museo Camera Centre for the Photographic Arts in Gurugram, where it will be open to the public until January 26, 2025. (Image: Aguad Port and Jail Complex)
