Michael Meissner

Masala

"Masala" is my ongoing streetphotography/documentary project based in India. For a few years I’ve been collecting characters, situations and all kinds of little oddities that I encountered while repeatedly travelling the country. A country, that is just as vast in its dimensions as in its contradictions, culture, developement, basically everything. All this said, India is much more complex than all the ever-present stereotypes may suggest. It‘s complex beyond comprehensibility. Consequently „Masala“ is a very personal approach and is nothing but a glimpse into an epic movie with extra length.

Photographer

Michael Meissner

Michael Meissner lives and works in Cologne as Creative Director in an advertising agency. For over 20 years he has been mesmerized by the idea of freezing moments and scenes to brand them with a unique, personal view.

He believes that fascination can be found within the ordinary, and that most stories of life taste their best when served raw. Therefore he seeks to find visual thrills, unsuspected beauty and true soul in his close surroundings as well as on travels.

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