‘‘It’s difficult for children to avoid the temptation of screens’: Soumayan Biswas’s best phone picture

What happened

According to The Guardian’s linked source, ‘‘It’s difficult for children to avoid the temptation of screens’: Soumayan Biswas’s best phone picture, The photographer was looking for inspiration near his home in West Bengal when he spotted a girl lying near a tangle of fishing nets In the Hooghly district of West Bengal, just a short walk from his home, photographer Soumayan Biswas found himself circling the edges of a large village pond, searching – as he often does – for “stories”. He remembers that the weather was “cloudy that day, and the wind was light”. It was the kind of muted afternoon when your attention is sharpened. The story appeared in the form of Sabana, a 12-year-old student lying beside a tangle of fishing nets. Biswas had never met her before and, while spending some time around her, was struck by how absorbed she was in her phone. Continue reading…

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