Category Archives: India

Adding Drama

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Gujarat, India 2009 l turned the photo into a high contrast black and white to give it drama. The pools of black direct your eye to the white chicken. The curve of the basket is highlighted but not as bright … Continue reading

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Portrait of a Marwari

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Gujarat, India 2009 A prized Marwari mare eats her grain. Notice the curved tips of her ears. The ideal is that the tips of the ears will touch when the horse is looking and listening to something in front of … Continue reading

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Rabari Breakfast

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Gujarat, India 2009 Finally he turned his gaze to me. I don’t always need a stare into the lens, but I like to touch all the bases photographically speaking. His intense gaze makes this photo. His right eye is on the … Continue reading

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A Rabari Kitchen

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A Rabari village near Bhuj, Gujarat India 2005 A Rabari woman of means prepares our lunch in her kitchen. The preparation involved much grinding of spices with a mortar and pestle. The vessels in the foreground on the right contain water … Continue reading

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Rabari Shaman

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Gujarat, India 2009 My friend said he was intoxicated. Maybe he was. Definitely, he was haughty. And impassive. His eyes were pale blue, rare among the Rabari. Maybe that was why the village considered him to have magical powers. Here … Continue reading

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Himalayan Boy

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Ladakh, India (formerly Western Tibet) The Himalayas look like a desert in October:  empty of vegetation, cold despite the bright sun, and at 14,000 feet, as we were here, guaranteed to inflict altitude sickness on the weak. This cute little … Continue reading

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Sari Shopping

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Poshina, Gujarat State, India 2009 It must be fun to order a new sari. If you’ve gained a few pounds, it doesn’t matter. If you’ve lost a few pounds, it doesn’t matter. All you need do is choose  your favorite … Continue reading

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Equals

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Gujarat,India 2009 A family carries their harvest across the bridge. The women were smiling and laughing when they saw us. They walked ahead of the man. Most likely he had helped them heft their headloads to their heads and he … Continue reading

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Negative Spaces

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A Village in Gujarat India 2009 An old woman contributes to the family by sewing a quilt. The women of her tribe garner most of the family’s income by selling their needle work. She may not be able to do fine … Continue reading

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Solitude

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Kerala, India 2009 A Kathakali actor with full makeup waits to go onstage.

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