Ahmedabad, India (2006)

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Tom R. Chambers spent three weeks in Ahmedabad, India teaching a Digital/New Media Arts workshop for graduate students at the National Institute of Design. He also documented the streets in and around the city with the help of some of his students. They were instrumental in "opening doors" via introductions and translations so Chambers could make the photographs. The workshop culminated in the exhibition, NMA@NID

Ahmedabad, India (2006) (tomrchambers.com)
















































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