A·kin is a project using photography, video, machine vision and website development by Aarati Akkapeddi in collaboration with stars.archive, commissioned by The Photographers’ Gallery.
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Neuronal Network Model: VGG-16 by Karen Simonyan and Andrew Zisserman at the University of Oxford.
Risograph Printing: Earthbound Press
Thank you to interviewees Suseela Ramavarapu, Seetharam Ramavarapu, Sreenivas Ramavarapu, Sudha Akkapeddi, and Zoé Headley.
Featured Tamil photography studios:
- Guhan Studio, Adyar, Chennai
- Bhaskar Photo Studio, Vizianagram -- Andhra *(Akkapeddi’s family is Telugu so a few family photos were taken in the neighboring state of Andhra Pradesh rather than Tamil Nadu)
- City Camera House, Coimbatore
- Crown Studio, Coimbatore
- Raju's Studio, Coimbatore
- Seenu Studio, Coimbatore
- Ramu Studio, Coimbatore
- The City Photo Works Studio, Coimbatore
- Prince Studio, Coimbatore
- Balu Art Studio, Erode
- Metro Studio, Erode
- Sundram Studio, Karaikudi
- R. Dasen Studio, Karaikudi
- Victoria Studio, Madurai
- Tamilnadu Studio, Madurai
- New Studio, Madurai
- Lakshmi Studio, Mayiladuthurai
- G.V. Naidu & Sons Studio, Nagapattinam
- Rani Studio, Pattukkottai
- Thangam Studio, Pattukkottai
- Sri Devi Studio, Pattukkottai
- Raju's Electric Studio, Pollachi
- Ponnaiah Studio, Pollachi
- Leo Photo Works Studio, Pondicherry/Puducherry
- Omni Photo Studio, Pondicherry/Puducherry
- Star Photo Studio, Pondicherry/Puducherry
- C.P. Studio, Thanjavur
- G.P. Swami Studio,Thanjavur
- V.Y.A.S. Studio, Thanjavur
- Muthuvel Studio, Thanjavur
- Navakodi Studio, Thanjavur
- Everest Studio, Thanjavur
- Navajeevan Studio, Theni
- Vijaya Bharathi Studio, Theni
- Newtone Studio, Thoothukudi
- Imperial Studio, Thoothukudi
- Mahadev Bros Studio, Tiruppur
- Shanthi Studio, Ulundurpet
- Venus Studio, Ulundurpet
- Chitra Studio, Viluppuram
