Native Picture

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Native Picture is a visual storytelling platform that aims to restore human connect and bring first-hand stories from the wide range of developmental impacts and interventions, that are reflected in the lives of common people from rural and tribal India. Native Picture mainly engages with social, environmental, and cultural issues up close and personal. It is run by Arjun Swaminathan.You can check out more photos on nativepicture.org.


Articles by Native Picture


Women walking up a hill with metal pots-water scarcity

November 16, 2021
The walk for water: Scarcity forces women to go the extra mile
Due to the difficulty in accessing water, a village in the Eastern Ghats consumes 85 litres less water than the average Indian family.
Ducks in a paddy field-duck farming

May 4, 2021
Ducks by the dozen
While it can be a lucrative business, duck farmers face many logistical and lifestyle challenges.
Peetagarai outside a temple

January 27, 2021
Looking for greener pastures
The Toda tribe, from the Nilgiri plateau, face environmental changes which are leading to the loss of livelihoods and culture.

October 8, 2019
Loan waiver

June 10, 2019
Bus stop
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