He was then nominated by Ramchander Nath Foundation for a mentorship program at US wherein he photo-documented the reconstruction of the World Trade Center. The exhibition is on at Ojas Art till October 11. With his third solo exhibition “Home.He studied photography both formally and informally and held his first solo show in 2007. But ask him about his background and he frowns. In the end, he finally talks about being born to parents who were too poor to raise him.Home” Vicky Roy has come a long plastic cutlery wholesale way from being a ragpicker at Delhi railway station. “Everyone wants to ask and write about my background, about growing up on the streets and in children shelter. Till then he is hoping for the success of the on-going exhibition, which has chosen his artworks to be published as their first monograph book. Street.Home” Vicky Roy has come a long way from being a ragpicker at Delhi railway station. And it sure did. His works have been exhibited at the Whitechapel Gallery, London and the Foto Museum, Switzerland. “Since I have lived in shelters and on the street, I faced no problems clicking these children. Vicky insists this series of works is inspired from his own life. One day someone took him to Salaam Balak Trust where he enrolled in school. I want to be praised and criticised for the art of photography,” says Vicky, whose 45 colour and black and white photographs are on display at the on-going exhibition organised by Nazar Foundation and sponsored by DAS STAR. “At the age of 11, I ran away because my grandparents used to beat me up a lot,” he says. These children are never shy and full of energy. His works from the “WTC: Now” series were exhibited at the WTC in New York. They love to get clicked,” says Vicky who likes to capture various moods and expressions of people around him. But he most enjoyed clicking the scenic beauty of Sri Lanka. “It’s a small country but even the roads are very beautiful there. I wish we also had such clean and picturesque roads here,” says Vicky. I first took up photography because I love to travel and thought the camera would take me places,” he smiles. But ask him about his background and he frowns. Street. But I want to be known for my work, for photography. He came to Delhi and spent a year on the railway station and then at a dhaba, collecting used plastic bottles, washing dishes, making chapatis.With his third solo exhibition “Home. Though clicking photos at parties, weddings and other NGO assignments is what earns him his bread and butter, true to his passion Vicky is all set to start a new assignment in November. “But I was not very good in studies
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