The Art of Making Photo Albums

First Online: May 05, 2007
Page Last Updated: December 07, 2024

Who hasn't seen a wedding photo album?
They all look alike. Same rituals, same festive atmosphere, and people going through the proceedings, and pictures of people you don't know.

But when Kamat made a wedding album, he created a new medium, telling an interesting story with humorous captions, beautiful photographs, and a well compiled presentation. He dwelled into his fine literary and visual senses to make photographic albums. Photo-albums made by Kamat are the most treasured works of art in my household.

-- Prof. Keertinath Kurtakoti

Introduction

This section is created  to document  the art of creating photo albums. K.L. Kamat (1934-2002) was an expert in making wedding albums and the albums have been enjoyed and remembered by the viewers even after many decades. What made these albums memorable was the stories Kamat wove around the pictures with editing, clever captions, and pointing out the subtle details a casual viewer would miss.

The following are some pictures and scans from the actual albums Kamat made.

K.L. Kamat/Kamat's Potpourri

Kamat Making a Photo Album

Photo Album Making

Filler-art by K.L.Kamat Sketches and decoration were used by Kamat to fill empty space in a photo album
	Kamat's Albums Were Captioned and Illustrated for Storytelling
Diwali Diya Watercolor sketch by K.L.Kamat
	The Nilanjan Lamp Watercolor sketch by K.L.Kamat
Filler Art for Photo Albums Watercolor sketch by K.L.Kamat
	Album Art Watercolor sketch by K.L.Kamat
Painting by K.L.Kamat
	Painting by K.L.Kamat

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