India Travel Photography Guide
I love to take photos and my travels have taught me that, when it comes to portraits, Kolkata beauty is ageless.
The day-to-day hassles of working for the man stop most people from living the life they desire. Nonetheless, each and every day brings opportunities for us to bring real and positive change into the lives of folk less fortunate than ourselves.
The spartan nature of the bedroom of Saint Teresa of Calcutta at Mother House in Kolkata, India illustrates the simplicity of her life, despite the fame she received during her lifetime.
The notion of wisdom is a really intriguing one. I've been thinking about wisdom and have decided to take a poetic approach to explaining the relevance wisdom has for each of us in our journey through life.
Photojournalists known that a well sequenced series of people pics is a great way to tell a more comprehensive story. And the most compelling photo from that series will be the environmental portrait.
Kolkata, while a huge, hot and difficult city to get around, offers a wide range of opportunities for amazing street photos. Whether your preference is vibrant color or more subdued black and white images, I found the people of Kolkata provided me with incredible opportunities for great street photos.
Low light portrait photography is one of the most beautiful forms of people photography. Here's how to create lovely, life affirming portraits under low light.
Any photos you make of the ubiquitous Indian street beggar will be based upon your reasons for doing so, how you approach and interact with the person in question and the camera techniques and skills you implement. After five visits to India, here’s what I've learned along the way.
This photo shows me and some travel buddies surrounded by Buddhist prayer flags overlooking Leh, the capital of Ladakh, in northern India.
A Kolkata photo experience offers an authentic street photography adventure. Kolkata provides the enthusiastic street photographer with a wide range of amazing stories that deserve attention. I’ve created this post so your own Kolkata photos will be just as positive and life affirming as my own.
Lovely red lotus flower in the Botanical Gardens in Kolkata (i.e., Calcutta) in the state of West Bengal, India.
Here’s a favorite image of mine, from years gone by, featuring a gompa overlooking the marvellous Pangong Tso (i.e., Pangong Lake) in Ladakh, in the state of Jammu and Kashmir in northern India.
As a photographer I choose to create photos that showcase, not what holds India back, but what unifies this incredible country and speaks to the wisdom and beauty Indian culture offers the rest of our world.