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Witness of Time

Old woman with wrinkles
 
"Witness of Time"
Location: Darjeeling, West Bengal, India
Date: April 2012
Photographer: Abhishek Haldar
University Affiliation: Alumni
Home Country: India
Category: People
Award: Best in Show

In the artist’s own words: "I saw this young lady at the railway station of Darjeeling (a hill station in India) while she was waiting to catch a train. Women of Darjeeling are typically very hard working and they have a matriarchal society. In many ways, her face resembled the local women to me, showcasing struggle, hard work and poverty all over, which is why I found her face fascinating and decided to click her."