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How Long Does It Take To Create A Portrait?

A detailed timeline behind my most ambitious portrait to date

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Gajan Balan
Feb 14, 2026
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Over the last six years, I’ve been building a body of work across India that’ll someday culminate into a book. Each year, I visit several cities, villages, and markets with the hopes of building a vibrant collection of portraits and scenes that look to capture the diversity of this country.

It was during these travels in 2023 that I came to learn about t…

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