Postcards from the Edge

time.com – By Siddharth Dhanvant Shanghvi

In the tight circles of art photography and photojournalism, Dayanita Singh has the serious whiff of legend. Born and raised in India, she earned her stripes from the International Center of Photography in New York City, has shown the world over (including at the Tate Modern) and in 2008 earned herself a Prince Claus Award (the Dutch government prize given for “artistic and intellectual quality”). The recent publication of Dayanita Singh adds elegantly to her emerging canon.