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What’s a wedding without a dirtbike doughnut? Hark1karan’s best photograph

‘On the day the youngest brother got married, they were out doing doughnuts and burnouts at eight in the morning’

What’s a wedding without a dirtbike doughnut? Hark1karan’s best photograph

TL;DR

  • The photographer, of Punjabi roots and London upbringing, focuses on documenting Punjabi and Sikh communities.
  • His work captures everyday people and activities, with a particular interest in cars and bikes, often featured in family portraits.
  • Projects like 'Zimmers of Southall' and 'Pind' aim to showcase unseen aspects of British life and connect the diaspora with rural Indian culture.
  • The artist emphasizes building trust with subjects and creating personal work to foster honesty and unite people through photography.
  • He prefers capturing images on film to allow for a more intentional and slow photographic process.