"Ladakh's geography is majestic and humbling, and many of Purkayastha's landscapes convey a harsh, spiritual solitude."

ARTNEWS, NY USA



"Purkayastha evocatively frames a meditative study of a Ladakh that he loves...each image, imbued with an air of spiritual rooted-ness and ancient wisdom, appears to hold a secret waiting to be discovered..."

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“Seen through Purkayastha's eyes and lenses... Ladakh comes alive with the beauty of both its terrain and people framed with sensitivity and rare insight...the black and white photos are most evocative of the frigid, wind-swept mountains and deserts... "

THE INDIAN EXPRESS, USA EDITION



“The 40-plus Epson ink-jet prints on view, mostly black and white, presented a rare, vivid portrait of the region..."

ARTNEWS, NY USA



"...Purkayastha has set about capturing this remote landscape and the people that inhabit it, and he certainly has talent; these are the kind of images that you get more out of, the more that you look at them…”

OUTDOOR PHOTOGRAPHY, UK



"Dignity of the inhabitants and preservation of the beauty Ladakh seems sacrosanct for Purkayastha and it shows in his works making it a must-see exhibition"

THE INDIAN EXPRESS, USA EDITION



"He is passionate about his work and recently produced a coffee table book on Ladakh... Only 1,000 limited edition books have been created. Judiciously share with your friends and nourish the soul..."

SILVERSHOTZ, UK



"In Purkayastha's... "painting" series, bleached out winter settings emerge from the white paper or seem to dissolve into it... these images mark a new, welcome approach to honoring such a distinctive region…”

ARTNEWS, NY USA



"Ladakh is a great book with incredible production values, and it would certainly prove a talking point on any coffee table..."

OUTDOOR PHOTOGRAPHY, UK



"...And in this tapestry is woven the story of Ladakh. Travel as one with this pilgrim, as he weaves together breathtaking images and mesmeric prose of this enchanted land."

SILVERSHOTZ, UK



"A self-taught photographer, he has had to struggle to master techniques and technical skills that are hard-won in his native India…"

B&W Photography magazine



"His photographs are love letters filled with gratitude…"

THE INDIAN EXPRESS, USA EDITION