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Jisne Kashmir nahee dekha, usne kya dekha. Dal La

Jisne Kashmir nahee dekha, usne kya dekha.

Dal Lake, 2007
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#kashmir #dallake
#srinagar

I was reminded of my time in Jodhpur and around wh

I was reminded of my time in Jodhpur and around while looking at work of @franckvogel on Bishnoi Community. We requested Franck to do an article for @everyday.rajasthan talk about his work and time with Bishnois. It's an incredible region with an incredible community living in harmony with wildlife and environment. .
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#everydayrajasthan #rajasthan #rajasthantravel #bishnoi #bishnoicommunity #blackbuck #travelmemories

Spent the last few days looking at work of Joan Mi

Spent the last few days looking at work of Joan Miro. Perhaps he ‘s my favourite painter. His work is so striking and you could immediately see it's a Miro(especially the later half). And the colours and form is incredibly rich. There’s a heightened state of awareness (I wonder when that will happen to me) when he works. His love of sky can be seen in pictorial representation of birds.

As a photographer, I want to learn more around symbolism. Most of the street photography these days is gimmicky. There’s less depth and more opportunism. While on the other hand when I look at the work of old photography masters their street photograph it’s deeper. It tells you about the culture, life and is a summary of the times. This understanding of culture is so important and is linked to symbolism. Go deeper and it will only help you make your craft better. .
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#joanmiro #inspiration #symbolism #miró #miro #learning #streetphotography

Man and the Sea, Goa. 2014 I miss #travelling an

Man and the Sea, Goa.

2014

I miss #travelling and the slice of life called India
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#travel #sea #goa #travelmemories #photography #monsoon #indiagram #india #35mm #arabiansea

What an inspiring moment of the master Satyajit Ra

What an inspiring moment of the master Satyajit Ray. The image on the scene was taken by ace photographer Nemai Ghosh during filming of Aranya in 1975.

Kolkata is such a fascinating city. This is like a dream come true. It just needed a Satyajit Ray to showcase its tapestry of life.
Bought this postcard a decade back from Delhi Art Gallery. Wish I was at the sets !! .
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#satyajitray #kolkata #nemaighosh #filmmaking #photography #inspiration #lifegoals #calcutta

A couple of years back we went to Maharashtra. Thi

A couple of years back we went to Maharashtra. This took a couple of years of planning and dillydallying. However finally when it happened, we visited Pune, and Jas(@meheronthego) 's school where she taught after leaving corporate world. Our contrarian intention was to plan the entire l trip around monsoon. Rishi Gurukulam (@rishigurukulam )happened to be deep in #westernghats. The entire stay at the school was a revelation. A part of India so green, clean and relaxed. You could spot a stream every 200 odd meters and landscape that would be worthy of any foreign trip. Without any labels or fanfare.

I hope it stays this way. And folks end up enjoy the nature's bounty without disturbing it.

#incredibleindia #monsoon #everydaymumbai #punediaries #india #rishigurukulam

This was taken perhaps a year back. Took the Delhi

This was taken perhaps a year back. Took the Delhi Metro from Gurgaon to Delhi. Not the peak hours but daily rush. Contrast it to today.
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#delhimetro #commute #corona #delhi #archive #delhincr #urban #delhidiaries

Chanda Ram, Ramnami Samaj. Chhattisgarh, 2018. I

Chanda Ram, Ramnami Samaj.

Chhattisgarh, 2018.

I started photographing #ramnamis long time ago. I haven't published the story and the edited pictures over the years just happened to be in my hard drive. However I used to be #chhattisgarh whenever I could. Such a fascinating state in India. I think I will head there once more at least. So I just wrote a blog to share first hand experiences. Link in bio. .
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#personalproject #photoessay #portraitphotography #portrait #documentaryphotography #pj #35mm #photography

How many of these celebrated travel books have you

How many of these celebrated travel books have you read?

Frankly I have read just one: The Snow Leopard. It was quite meditative though.
Any recommendations !! .
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#travelbooks #classics #travelwriting #booklover #bibliophile #traveljournal

Eid Mubarak . . . #eidmubarak #archive #india #eve

Eid Mubarak .
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#eidmubarak #archive #india #everydayrajasthan #jamamasjid #35mm

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