Sketches and Stories

Travel, nature and memory through ink and wash

My name is Sabu Kinattukara. Over the past fifteen years, I have spent time in forests, landscapes, and with wildlife across Asia and Africa. These journeys have quietly shaped the way I see and understand the world. What I share here comes from that influence — in photographs, paintings, videos, and a few short pieces of writing. Not everything could be captured, so some moments have stayed on as sketches or words

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My Sketches and Stories

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  Katskhi Pillar: The Church That Sits Above the Clouds in GeorgiaAugust 24, 2026
  There are churches built in city centres, churches hidden away in forests, and churches carved straight into mountainsides. And then there is Katskhi. In western… Read more: Katskhi Pillar: The Church That Sits Above the Clouds in Georgia
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  Panagia Paraportiani, Mykonos: The Church With No AnglesAugust 16, 2026
  Sometimes a sketch begins with a memory I do not remember the name of the port from which I took the ferry to Mykonos in… Read more: Panagia Paraportiani, Mykonos: The Church With No Angles
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  The Black Church a Widow Refused to Let Iceland ForgetAugust 12, 2026
  There’s a church on the Snæfellsnes Peninsula that shouldn’t exist. In 1816, a royal letter shut it down. The trading post around it was dying,… Read more: The Black Church a Widow Refused to Let Iceland Forget