Having chased tigers unsuccessfully in tiger reserves across India , Sunderbans is the last place where I expect to see the elusive cat. Tiger sightings are the rarest in Sunderbans. Even the guides mark it as a special event on their calendar if they happen to site a tiger. Its easy to see why.
May 21, 2011 | Categories: Travelogues | Tags: documentary photographer india, indian tigers, largest mangrove forest in the world, man-eating tigers, man-eating tigers of sunderbans, mangrove forest india, north east India, people living in sunderbans, photographer in India, photographers in delhi, photographs of sunderbans, photojournalist india, sunderban tigers, sunderbans bengal, sunderbans delta, sunderbans mangrove forest, sunderbans tiger reserve, sunderbans travelogue, the royal bengal tiger, tiger-man conflict in sunderbans, tigers in india, tigers in sunderbans india, travel photographer in India, west bengal, world heritage site nature, world heritage site sunderbans | 5 Comments »
It can be pretty cheesy doing the usual exotic activities a country is famous for. Riding a reindeer sledge in the Arctic a la Santa is certainly one such. Its almost like jumping onto a bullock cart or a rickshaw ride in India. But Reindeer Sledging is something much more. No matter how old you are you cannot help but think of partaking in a Christmas legend you grew up reading through school.
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If you are want to make a killing like this man in the picture all you need is one sloppy Lonely Planet writer. The immensely popular travel guide prides itself in employing `credible and unbiased writers’. But every once in a while these travel-weary journos slip up . Ram Kishen ( The man in the picture above) is a man who is making a killing because of one such writerly error of judgement.
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They also danced during mehndi in the lawns and during the all-female functions. In one such mesmerizing dance they held each others hands and spun around like tops at great speeds. Until then I had thought this feat could be possible only in the Bollywood movies.
May 16, 2011 | Categories: Indian Wedding Photographers | Tags: asian wedding photographers, india wedding photographer, Indian wedding photographer, Indian wedding photographers, Indian wedding photography, kerala wedding photographer, maharashtrian wedding in pune, pune wedding photographer, wedding photographer India, wedding photographer maharashtra, wedding photographer mumbai, wedding photographer pune, wedding photographers goa, wedding photographers in delhi, Wedding photographers India, wedding photography india | Leave A Comment »
Imagine a man thinking of making a 347 room luxurious villa for himself out of the misery of the people he is supposed to serve. Surprisingly the Maharaja is glorified to this day for this `noble’ gesture. Today Umaid Bhawan Palace is divided between a luxury hotel , a museum and the residence of the Maharajas’s successors. It still remains the largest private residence in the world.
May 07, 2011 | Categories: Travelogues | Tags: cenotaphs of mandor, colours of rajasthan, documentary photographer india, forts of rajasthan, indian forts, indian photographers, jodhpur, jodhpur eatries, jodhpur sweets, mandor, mehrangarh fort, monuments in rajasthan, omelette shop, photographer in India, photographers in delhi, photographs of jodhpur, photographs of rajasthan, photojournalist india, rajasthan, rajasthan people, rajasthan photographs, rajasthan sweets, sashi samosa shop, shri mishrilal hotel, street photography jodhpur, street photography rajasthan, streets of rajasthan, travel photographer in India, Umaid Singh Bhawan | Leave A Comment »
I believe Indian women are beautiful. And they are beautiful the way they are and the way they have been down the ages- unapologetically full-bodied and far from the curse of anorexia. But unfortunately, the aesthetics of the female body is often determined by a clique in the fashion industry.
May 07, 2011 | Categories: Photography Notes | Tags: anorexia and models, anorexia in india, anorexic models, documentary photographer india, fashion models, fashion photographer india, fashion photographers delhi, fashion photographers india, fashion photography india, girls and anorexia india, indian fashion industry, indian models, indian photographers, photographer in India, photographers in delhi, photojournalist india, skinny models, skinny models in india, travel photographer in India | 18 Comments »
Next day was the main wedding ceremony and i witnessed many new rituals. There was one where the mother-in-law literally drags the groom inside the wedding venue by the hem of his headgear. However the highpoint for me was my shoot with the newly weds on a boat on the Brahmaputra. We hired a boat early in the morning. It was misty all around and that lent a great atmosphere to the photographs. We sailed for over an hour on the mighty river to a small island where we stopped to take in the view and the photos.
May 03, 2011 | Categories: Indian Wedding Photographers | Tags: asian wedding photographers, assamese wedding in guwahati, best wedding photographers, india wedding photographer, Indian wedding photographer, Indian wedding photographers, Indian wedding photography, kerala wedding photographer, wedding photographer India, wedding photographers in assam, wedding photographers in delhi, Wedding photographers India, wedding photography india | 3 Comments »