Among the men and women who bore witness to history, sought out personalities and common people with equal respect, treated photography—even news photography—with a meditative deference, and compiled a veritable chronicle of India across five decades, ace photographer Raghu Rai was in a class of his own. Luminous and evocative frames, mostly black and white, in which light played its magic and Rai’s hand-eye coordination captured a moment so complete and perfect that it told the whole story. Rai, 83, passed away on Sunday in Delhi. The floodgates of recollections and admiration have not shut since; those who worked with him spoke of his process and attitude, while those who watched his oeuvre remarked on its amazing versatility and perfect tonality.

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