When I go to a situation, I see something interesting, and I see the enormity and the size of it, and the complexity of it, and I say “Yes God, you’ve shown me this but it’s not enough for me.” So he says “Alright.” Then I keep walking, then he shows me something more complex and bigger. I say “Yes God, It’s nice. But it’s still not enough for me.” So I go on and on and I don’t accept it, and then he knows this child of his is very demanding and restless. And then he opens up and shows me something I have never experienced before. Then I take a picture and say “Thank you God.”
In 1971, Henri Cartier Bresson visited Rai's exhibition at Gallery Delpire, in Paris. He was impressed by his work and later appointed him as the member of Magnum Photos. This has made Rai the first ever Indian being nominated in Magnum Photos.
Rai's motherland, India, has always been the subject of his photography work. He has documented over 4 decades of history and changing socialdscape of India. India is a very interesting country with beautiful variety of cultural and religious aspects. His work best described the people, their livings and the cultures of India.
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