It was hemonto, late autumn, down here in the port city of Chittagong and I was already going through the motions working the festive wedding season. While the events rolled out week in and week out in their extravagant deshi splendor, I caught wind of something off the beaten path,…
The Bedouin of the Jahalin Tribe originates from the Tel Arad district of the Negev desert. Their traditional tribal territory ranges from 50km north‐east of Bir Sheva to 30km west of the Dead Sea and 30km south of Hebron City. Tribal history relates that from 1949 the Israeli Authorities began…
I describe my Trashtopia series as ‘Street photography of the street itself’. It began when I was on holiday in Cuba at the end of 2016, and noticed how different some of the rubbish was in comparison to that back home in London. Things like half-eaten cobs of sweetcorn, as…
The sadhus of India are seekers of enlightenment. Detaching themselves from their possessions and families, these spiritual nomads travel across the country – their aim, to connect with a higher consciousness. Asceticism, meditation, yoga, traveling to holy places, going up into the Himalayas, and consuming ‘charas’ are some of their…
As we walk through rural India, one of the most common sights we would see is that of a woman carrying a basket or pot on her head, probably making her way home or to the markets for buying/selling stuff. Even though it is a common sight, I find it…
Ever since the realization of our being comes in our consciousness we tend to look beyond us, think about the huge unknown universe around and ask some essential questions about our entity on this earth. The more we think of the vast unknown we get a feeling that apart from…
Flowers are a hugely important part of Indian culture, used in everything from temple rituals to festivals and parties – and Malik Ghat flower market is the largest of its kind in India. Located in Calcutta, next to the Hooghly river, it attracts more than 2,000 sellers each day, who…
It is believed that there are 33 Crore Gods and Goddess in Hindu Mythology. And each type of god or goddess is worshiped with proper devotions and dedications. And the rituals are mostly region specific. All these types make a long list of rituals or Puja in Hindu religion. Chhath…
I believe in Stars, the man who sees the stars gets connected to his soul. It makes me feel alive, capturing the stars is one thing and living it is another. We see our reflection in stars, they show us the reality. Spiti is one of the places where I…
Check these amazing series of photos by Bangladeshi Photographer Abu Rasel Rony. This series all about Childhood, and how we miss it. About Abu Rasel Rony I am Abu Rasel Rony, from Kushtia, Bangladesh. Before saying anything about me I welcome you to my world through the lenses. In my…
I’ve been shooting Street Photography since I started photography. I always believed in Street Photography as a powerful tool for growth which concealed many secrets in a simple walk. To me, Street photography is not only a genre but delicate visual poetry. It is a combination of shadows, movements, looks,…
Pass by the city ” is a personal project from early 2017 that I am currently working on. My intention is to spend 2 years taking photos of Saigon – the city where I grew up and where I am living. Saigon is a cultural diversified city, which combines of…
This whole series of photographs were taken during the September of 2015, when I and two of my friends (Pranay and PV) embarked upon the journey of our lifetime, to the magical land of mountains, Ladakh. All three of us were colleagues working at Infosys Mysore as aerospace design engineers.…
The Muharram festival or Ashura, symbolizes the beginning of the new Islamic year. Muharram word is derived from the word ‘haram’ which means “forbidden”. People celebrate this as the first month of the twelve months of Islamic lunar calendar day when they see the crescent moon. It is celebrated by…
This project is about showing how it feels to be under privileged to know what’s going on right next to you and how the curiosity is universal. An attempt to pass on the eagerness the plantation workers had to know what’s going on Next-door. Years of working in the plantation…
Gajan is a Hindu festival celebrated mostly in the Rural part of West Bengal. Gajan spans around a week, starting at the last week of Chaitra continuing till the end of the Bengali year. The word Gajan is considered a combination of parts of two words – “Ga” is from…