Consisting of over 40 images, Alpha Males... presents an interesting juxtaposition of images, where Patel places two images on a spread. The one which shows a woman with folded hands (top), for instance, is her take on power dynamics, and how the husband is often a high and mighty figure. “All images have certain symbols in them. What do they say in the context they are originally in and what do they convey when taken out of that context?” she explains.

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The spread where a silent woman’s picture is placed next to women who are part of a protest (below) is what Patel says is a call to action highlighting what women can be, though she prefers to leave the interpretation to the viewer.

Among other projects that could lend themselves to photo books are reproductions of images, Patel took on her journey from Paris to Istanbul, as seen through the cracked screen of her phone. She has also been documenting her nonagenarian grandparents’ relationship, which earned her the Castle Dummy Book award in Germany.

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