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The thinker
The thinker Withdrawn in the night, alone among 20 million fellow Mumbaikars. Photo of the week: Mumbai, India 2014
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Light drops
Light drops The sun shines through the jali of a dark tomb laying down a bunch of pearls in the corner. Photo of the week: HauzKhas, New Delhi, India 2014
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Charpai
Charpai Timeless symbol of village India. Photo of the week: charpai, Orchha, M.P., India 2014
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Curtain in the wind
Curtain in the wind Not a breath of wind but trees and houses struggle to remain standing. Photo of the week: Curtain, Bageshwar, Uttarakhand, India 2013
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Light in the dark
Light in the dark There aren’t many Brahma temples in India and when we peep through the jalis of this one we see to our surprise a nicely lit Mukhalingam, a lingam with four faces. So this rare Brahma temple in Khajuraho is actually a Shiva temple. Without the help of Surya, the sun god,…
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Courtyard order
Courtyard order After last week’s two buffaloes out of more than half a billion livestock animals, we have here two specimens out of a total of 1.4 billion humans in India. A mother and child beautifying the courtyard of their house for an upcoming festival. Photo of the week: Courtyard, Orchha, Madhya Pradesh, India 2017
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Buffalo buddies
Buffalo buddies Two sweet young buffaloes having a nap in their courtyard. Two specimens out of a total of more than half a billion livestock animals in India. Photo of the week: Buffaloes, Orchha, Madhya Pradesh, India 2017
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Sunset silhouette
Sunset silhouette Plants, stones, an Indian cow, drawn in sharp outlines against a clear evening sky.I don’t think I ever consciously noticed the forms of these plants – stems, flowers, leaves – in such amazing detail as on this silhouette picture. Photo of the week: Orchha, Madhya Pradesh, India 2017
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Looking at you!
Looking at you! I felt as if somebody was looking at me. I turned round and noticed this little owl with big eyes. We looked at each other for a while and I took a picture.Now, looking at the picture, I realize that most if not all other birds have one eye on the left…
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Onigawara
Onigawara The scary creature on the roof is an ‘oni’, a Japanese ogre. Temple roofs are often ornamented with these ogre tiles (onigawara) and also with small round hanagawara, i.e. tiles with floral designs. The roofs of Japanese temples are intricate works of very fine craftsmanship. See for example the small roof on the photo…
καιρός remembered
… the right moment, position chosen, shoot …
καιρός remembered 