Constantly Seeking Inspiration Around

The fact there are nearly 8 billion people across the world and that each one has their distinct character, outfit, religion, expression, colour, etc. fascinates Ajay Patil most. This is what created his interest in portraits, essentially. His style is characterised by his use of dark contrasting colours, subtle shades and B&W depending primarily on the subject and, further, character-wise composition.

Adjusting hopelessly to slum-life in compromise, giving up in despair on the fight for a better living.

The not-so-subtle signs of seemingly always chewing paan (betel leaf), day-in-day-out.

No matter how 'light-weight,' everyone constantly holding their cellphones is going to cost heavily