Category Archives: India

Rush Hour in Delhi

Posted on May 14, 2013 by Rosemary
Colorful photograph of tuk-tuks in Delhi traffic

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There must have been hundreds of these little taxis. I needed to be up high for a good shot, but all I had was the curb.

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Dancing Bears

Posted on May 9, 2013 by Rosemary
Gypsy men with their animals earn money at a highway stop in India

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India: on route to Agra or maybe it was somewhere else…2004 It’s rare to see buskers like these with their ‘pet’ animals. I’m guessing they are gypsy men as keeping ‘dancing’ bears used to be common among gypsies where ever … Continue reading →

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Leh Gompa

Posted on April 22, 2013 by Rosemary
Lei Gompa or monastery rests atop a mountan above the city of Lei

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Ladakh, India 2004: The city of Leh I shot this from the window of our hotel in Leh. It’s a good thing that I could see it from the room, or else I might have missed it. I didn’t see … Continue reading →

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Rice Canals of Kerala, India

Posted on April 16, 2013 by Rosemary
Landscape of rice canal in Kerala, India with sun glittering on golden water.

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Kerala, India 2009 I used several “texture” layers to get this rather dreamy and colorful effect of Kerala’s rice boats anchored on a spit of land on a backwater rice canal. I shot this in late morning and the light … Continue reading →

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Indian Streets

Posted on April 12, 2013 by Rosemary
A man pushes his rickshaw filled with hundreds of pounds of bananas

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Varanasi or Benares, India 2006 I was impressed by the rickshaw men of Varanasi, peddling or pushing their heavy loads whether animal, vegetable or mineral through city streets which were slick with a muddy slurry.  They were slender.  What rickshaw man isn’t?  But they were strong… strong physically … Continue reading →

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Flowing Lines

Posted on March 11, 2013 by Rosemary
Rajasthani women shopping

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India 2003:  On the streets of Jodhpur I was scanning my old slides yesterday and finally, after all these years, noticed this one. Not only do I love the deep reds with the black shadows but here we have geometry galore! The two … Continue reading →

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Beauty is Fleeting

Posted on March 5, 2013 by Rosemary
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Delhi, India 2009  A ceremony in a Sufi mosque We were taken to this mosque somewhere in the heart of Delhi to hear Qawali music. The songs praise God, Mohammed and other Muslim figures. They are accompanied by a type of … Continue reading →

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Kerala’s Theyyam

Posted on February 28, 2013 by Rosemary
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Kerala, India 2009  A Theyyam ceremony somewhere near Mangalore We spent hours and hours at different temples in the region, watching both the preparations for and the actual ceremony of the Theyyam. Theyyam is a ritual performed only in this region … Continue reading →

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Self Control

Posted on February 6, 2013 by Rosemary
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India 2009: the streetside fish market of Kochi We had waited for sunset to photograph the Chinese fishing nets on the beach and were returning to the bus when I saw this cat eyeing the fish. What struck me was that … Continue reading →

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Portrait of a Rabari

Posted on January 30, 2013 by Rosemary
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Gujarat, India 2004    Somewhere on the “Great Rann of Kutch” There we were, photographing flamingoes on the marshy Rann of Kutch when we noticed a cloud of dust approaching: a large herd of camels being driven at a run. Two … Continue reading →

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