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During The Pandemic Photographer Ranita Roy Has Let Her Imagination Run Wild

As she self-isolated at her family home in India, Ranita Roy began a photographic series called "Take It As You Want," an intimate online diary with layered videos, stickers and doodles.

Photographer Ranita Roy has spent her time at home during coronavirus lockdowns in India to mine layers of emotion for her multimedia series "Take It As You Want."

Roy says throughout the pandemic she's felt different every day — from self-love and closeness to nature to longing, anxiety and fear for the future. And that's what she's tried to portray in her work.

In the series, Roy also explores

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