Author: Angelie Ragnauth
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When we first look at a photograph, our attention usually goes directly to the main subject. We notice the person, place, or event happening in front of us, but the longer we look the more we notice the smaller details. A person’s hands, their clothes, an item in the foreground, their expression, or even the…
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When I first started Rooted in Culture, I thought I knew exactly what I was going to create. I had a proposal, content plan, and specific post order mapped out. Of course, it didn’t go exactly as planned, but I think that became one of the most important parts of the process. What started as…
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An Instagram documentary series exploring Indo-Caribbean identity, tradition, and community through photography and storytelling. Photography · Cultural Storytelling · Social Media · 2026 Rooted in Culture is an Instagram based photography page documenting the experiences, traditions, and identities of the Indo-Caribbean community in Queens, New York. Through portraits and video, the page will highlight the.culture…
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One thing about me, is that whenever I go somewhere 9 times out of 10, I can tell when someone is cooking curry. You see, there are certain foods, you can tell what they are without even seeing it. Recently, I went on a work trip to Philly and let’s just say I definitely searched…
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Culture isn’t always something you can explain with words. Sometimes you can hear it. You can see it in the way someone dresses, the instruments they play, or the traditions younger generations learn from the people around them. This week, I focused on heritage and expression and how Indo-Caribbean culture can be communicated through music,…
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Growing up Hindu, certain things became so familiar that I stopped thinking about them. The sound of prayers, the smell of incense, sitting through poojas (prayers) with family, going to mandir. They became normal parts of life, but photographing a pooja made me look at those familiar moments differently. This week, Rooted in Culture moved…
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For weeks, Rooted in Culture existed everywhere except where it was actually supposed to live lol. It existed in my proposal, research, project plan, canva , and honestly? mostly in my head. This week, I finally turned all of that planning into something real and launched the Instagram page. Before sharing any photographs and stories,…
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When people think about photography, they imagine the moment the shutter clicks. They think about the funny moments they capture on a daily, or they think about those really cool sunset photos everyone takes. For me, the planning that happens before is just as important as the photographs themselves especially for such a special concept.…
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Who here reading this had their life figured out in middle school? Definitely not me, I actually had no real idea of what I wanted to do growing up until I got to 10th grade where I met my now forever mentor who suggested becoming a Career and Technical Education (CTE) Teacher. Even then I…
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It’s one thing to capture a face, but what about the stories behind that face? Everyday we walk past hundreds of faces, we scroll past them online, we see so many faces, but how many do we actually see? A 1 second double tap on a photo of someone smiling, then we move on to…
A. Ragnauth: Expanding the Frame 