'It was dark and deserted. I was drawn by the light': Christine Rodgers’ best phone picture
A man at a bank counter in a border town in northern India, tension in the air: how could any photographer resist?
TL;DR
- Photographer Christine Rodgers has a passion for the Himalayas, having traveled extensively in the region.
- She now predominantly uses her phone for photography, valuing its immediacy over a traditional camera.
- The featured photograph was taken in Melli, a border town in northern India, in 2024 after midnight.
- Rodgers was initially drawn by the light and colors of the bank and the solitary figure of the man at the counter.
- She sensed tension in the air but never discovered its cause.
- The photograph is displayed in the Royal Academy's Summer Exhibition in London.