‘Photography Strictly Prohibited’ is a retrospective curated by his friends to pay a tribute to Navroze Contractor, his life and his work.
For Navroze, photography, like many of his other passions, was a tool to enrich his life and the way he looked at the world. The photo-exhibition, which has been curated from 20,000 photographs, spans five decades covering his expansive interests in travel, musicians, performance, portraits of artists, filmmakers and landscapes.
Along with the exhibition a book, titled ‘Photography Strictly Prohibited’, will be available which contains a collection of some of his photographs, interviews about his work, excerpts from his own writings and a few articles by people who knew him or worked with him for a long time. It is an attempt to present a person who was much more than the sum of his photographs, cinematography, writings or his absolute love for riding motorcycles.
The exhibition is curated by Anuj Ambalal, photographer, Himanshu Panchal, photographer and filmmaker
Sanjiv Shah. The book has been published by Navjivan Trust, Ahmedabad.
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EXHIBITING ARTIST
Navroze Contractor
Navroze Contractor was a renowned cinematographer and filmmaker who made significant contributions to Indian cinema, both fiction and documentary. He began his career as a cinematographer, working on the iconic film "Duvidha," and went on to shoot 11 feature fims and 60 documentaries including films like "Devi Ahilya Bai," "Percy," "Hun Hunshi Hunshilal," “Something Like a War” and the “Ballad of Pabu” His work was known for its unique visual style, and attention to detail.
He has had several one-man shows of his still photographs in Bombay, Bangalore, Chennai, Ahmedabad, and San Francisco, USA. His photographs of Jazz musicians are in the permanent collection of the Smithsonian Museum, USA, and the TATE, London.