作为一名来自印度加尔各答的街头摄影师，我走下飞机，进入了跳动的纽约市中心，心中既兴奋又惶恐。纽约素有“不夜城”之称，它张开双臂欢迎我的到来。在女性街头摄影师(WSP)艺术家驻地的两周时间里，纽约的活力和人民的热情充满了我的心。这次驻留是一位匿名的WSP赞助人慷慨赠与的，在我与徕卡女性摄影项目(Leica Women Foto Project)合作举办的年度女性街头摄影师节上，我的个展达到了高潮。对于街头摄影师来说，这是一个难得的机会，我非常感谢Women street Photographers，特别是创始人和策展人Gulnara Samoilova和导师Nina Welch-Kling，他们坚定不移的支持。
Stepping off the plane and into the pulsating heart of New York City, I felt a rush of excitement and trepidation as a street photographer from Kolkata, India. Known as the city that never sleeps, New York welcomed me with open arms, its energy and the warmth of its people filled my heart during my two-week stay at the Women Street Photographers (WSP) Artist Residency.The residency, a generous gift from an anonymous WSP patron, culminated in my solo exhibition, which was part of the annual Women Street Photographers festival in collaboration with the Leica Women Foto Project. This opportunity was a rare gem for a street photographer, and I am profoundly grateful to Women Street Photographers, particularly founder and curator Gulnara Samoilova and mentor Nina Welch-Kling, for their unwavering support.
