top of page
Stillnes_A_Trilogy.jpg

Stillness — A Trilogy

This trilogy brings together three moments that speak to inward states rather than external events. Each image stands on its own, yet gains meaning through proximity to the others. Truth Within reflects awareness taking shape, Unspoken rests in what remains held back, and Dawn Within marks the beginning of clarity without resolution. Together, they form a sequence that moves through recognition, restraint, and emergence. The intention was not to narrate a story, but to place these moments side by side, allowing relationships to form in the spaces between them. Stillness here is not absence, but a condition where meaning gathers without declaration.

Photographed in Badami and the Little Rann of Kutch, India · 2022

Edition / Process: Limited edition of 5 complete sets / Platinum Palladium
                              Limited edition of 12 complete sets / Archival pigment print

 

Sizes available: 10 x 10 in (each image), 12 × 12 in (each image, platinum only)

20231227_KEOL_03_1025.jpg

Within

This image reflects a state of inward attention rather than observation. The form appears suspended, neither fully defined nor entirely absent, allowing space for interpretation rather than conclusion. What interested me was how meaning seemed to arise not from what was revealed, but from what remained held back. The frame invites a slower reading, where the eye settles gradually and the experience becomes internal. Within is more about awareness, a reminder that some truths do not announce themselves, but are recognised quietly over time.

Photographed in Bharatpur, India, 2022.

Edition / Process: Limited edition of 5 / Platinum Palladium
                              Limited Edition of 12 / Cyanotype

                              Open edition, capped / Archival pigment print

Sizes available: 8 × 10 in, 12 × 15 in

20230910_CORG_10_0065-1_G.jpg

Becoming

A moment of transition, where form begins to assert itself. A bud moves toward bloom, holding both restraint and possibility within the same frame. The flower is at its fullest, but the stage where change is underway, when identity has not yet settled and direction is still forming. This phase mirrors many moments in life, where growth is not announced, yet is unmistakably present. Becoming, for me, is about this shaping, the certainty of movement from one state into another.

Photographed in Coorg, India · 2023

Edition / Process: Limited edition of 5 / Platinum Palladium

                              Open edition, capped / Archival pigment print

Sizes available: 8 × 10 in, 12 × 15 in

20211104_RMSM_01_0599-copy.jpg

Solitude

This image emerged from a moment of waiting rather than movement. A lone boat rests within a wide expanse of water, held in place by nothing visible, surrounded by space that offers no sense of boundary or direction. The absence around it became as important as the subject itself, allowing the scene to exist without urgency or destination. What interested me was how isolation here did not suggest loneliness, but a state of self-containment, where presence feels complete without interaction. The boat becomes a marker of scale, time, and stillness within an otherwise open field.

Photographed in Rameshwaram,

Tamil Nadu, India, 2021.

Edition / Process: Limited edition of 5 / Platinum Palladium

                              Open edition, capped / Archival pigment print

Sizes available: 12 × 12 in, 16 × 16 in 

Fine art prints

INR 1999/- (Pre Order Price applicable till July 4th 2025 only)

Most images on this website are available as fine art prints. If you don’t see the image you are looking for, please email me.

 

I handcraft each print myself, shaping it with care, vision, and the story behind the image. Available options include limited edition prints, handmade prints, and made-to-order prints.

 

  • Gum bichromate – layered pigments, unique textures, subtle tonal variations.
     

  • Platinum/Palladium – luminous depth, archival quality, rich tonal range.
     

  • Cyanotype – serene blue tones, emphasizing shape and contrast and toned with tea/coffee.

  • Digital fine art – Hahnemühle & Epson matte papers, vibrant detail, lasting presence.

© Karthik K Samprathi | All rights reserved.

Website built by Parawix

bottom of page