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Miscellaneous Frames: Experimental Slices of Life

byRuchit DhakiteBased in Mumbai; Travels across IndiaStarts from₹9,500 per sessionView full gallery

My viewfinder finds poetry in the random, the unhinged, and the everyday. These frames are my visual notes and quiet moments that do not fit into a tidy box.

I call these 'chatterbox corners'. A candid moment on a stoop, where conversations flow and life happens out in the open. It’s these unposed, real interactions that I love to find and frame.

A collage of fading corners, from a bright pink fabric to a weathered wooden door and stone steps.

The beauty in ruins. A self-portrait sitting on the steps of a rustic old shop, finding a moment of peace in the chaos.

My eyes observe, my viewfinder translates. A trend video showing the before and after of what I see versus the final photograph I create.

A digital detox in Pondicherry, featuring an outdoor shower surrounded by banana leaves.

Kayaking on the backwaters of Pondicherry, a moment of pure escape and tranquility.

A Pondicherry sunset over the water, captured while sketching for the first time in ages.

A unique outdoor sink carved from a large rock, part of a serene resort experience near Pondicherry.

A view from a golf cart at a resort, looking out onto a wooden pier on the backwaters.

Soaking in the sun at a resort in Pondicherry, a moment of complete relaxation.

About Miscellaneous Frames

My process here is less about polished perfection and more about the raw feeling of a moment. Whether it is a quiet cafe corner or a quick sketch by the backwaters, I use a mix of digital captures and analog-style collages to document the unscripted parts of my creative journey.

Documenting India's unscripted everyday moments. — Approved by the tribe
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Ruchit Dhakite

Based in Mumbai; Travels across IndiaStarts from ₹9,500 per session

I'm Ruchit, and I believe the best frames are found by accident. When I am not hunting for stories in Mumbai’s chaos, I am usually sketching or wandering somewhere new, always keeping my camera ready to document the messy, beautiful reality of it all.

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