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| Late Prabuddha Dasgupta |
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| Late Prabuddha Dasgupta |
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| Late Prabuddha Dasgupta with a model |
The
fashion world Sunday mourned Prabuddha Dasgupta, a self-taught photographer
known for his controversial collection of portraits, especially nude photos of
urban Indian women, and termed him a "legend".
Dasgupta,
58, died Sunday.
Dasgupta's
work has been exhibited globally, both in solo and group shows, and published
in Indian, French, English, Italian and American magazines.
Apart
from photography, he also wrote books and was the recipient of many awards,
including the Yves Saint Laurent grant for photography in 1991.
Here
is what the fashion world had to say on social networking sites like Facebook
and Twitter:
Fashion
photographer Dabboo Ratnani, "Just received the sad news that Prabudha
DasGupta passed away. He was a Brilliant Photographer. I had assisted him on a
shoot many years ago."
Designer
Masaba Gupta, "Thankyou for the images, thank you for the inspiration but
we must meet in another life. RIP Prabuddha Dasgupta."
Bollywood
actress and former model Neha Dhupia, "Shocked and saddened to hear about
Prabhuddha Das Gupta. A photographer, a genius ... One of the best we had! RIP.
I remember him telling me.. "All you need is a smile to face the camera,
make up is just a coincidence!"
Designer
Abdul Halder, "Your art will remain eternal forever! Rest in peace
Dada!"
Fashion
photographer Atul Kasbekar, "Shocked to hear that Prabudha DasGupta passed
away at a shoot. Brilliant fashion photographer who shot iconic images for nearly
three decades."
Designer
Samant Chauhan, "Prabudha DasGupta R.I.P.. one of India's legendary
photographer is no more...but his work will remain forever..."
Make-up
expert Clint Fernandes, "Really sad and still in shock! its a great great
loss of a wonderful Human being and one of the best photographers in our
country."
Fashion
photographer Avinash Gowarikar, "I got to know about this loss through my
friend. It's really sad."
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