Of Entrances and Exits – What’s Behind the Green Door?
Affairs are easier of entrance than of exit; and it is but common prudence to see our way out before we venture in....Aesop The stairs, the shaft of light, and…
Holy Smoke
If a man wishes to rid himself of a feeling of unbearable oppression, he may have to take hashish. Fredrich Nietzsche The wandering Sadhus or Holy Men of India find a…
The Rickshaw Wallahs of Kolkata, India
For most of us, it is difficult to watch a person being used as a beast of burden pulling another person and their belongings. It seems inhumane, all the more…
The Ghats at Mathura
Images of India – The Ghats at Mathura
It was cold, rainy, and almost dark when we arrived at the Vishram Ghat in the ancient city of Mathura. I managed two shots and then back through the crowded…
A Tribute to the Women of the World in Pictures
I travel in order to photograph where I have been and, conversely, photography is my reason to travel. But photographing the people I encounter along the way is the most…
Framed – Images from India
In keeping with the rural India theme from my last post I offer a few more images from our walkabout in some rural northern Indian villages. This lady, in typical…
Roads – Where Life Happens in Rural India
Two roads diverged in a wood and I - I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference. Â Â Â Robert Frost Traveling, as I…
Bridge Crossings – the Hindu Holy Festival Kumbh Mela
Seen here are eight of the ten pontoon bridges pilgrims use to cross the Ganges River in Allahabad in northern India during the Kumbh Mela Festival, which is held once…
Post Card From India – The Elusive Widows of Vrindavan
Vrindavan, located on the banks of the Yumuna River, is the birth place of Hinduism's Lord Krishna. The town is filled with hundreds of temples and ashrams and is home to several…
Post Card From India – Ancient Varanasi, It’s Ghats, and the River Ganges
Varanasi is sacred to Hindus and also one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. To me, it epitomizes India. Life in Varanasi happens on the ghats.The scene…