Category: India
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A stick in shallow water
Such a simple picture, but oh so deep! Ever since I saw this stick in the water and took a picture of it, the image has fixed itself on to my mind. What we see here is clear: 1) a stick in the sun, protruding from the water, 2) the refracted continuation of the stick…
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Fun-fair Ganesha
Popular places of Hindu worship, with their newly created temples and statues of the gods, are more often than not in bad taste. At Hardwar for example, where this picture was taken, there is a long row of new temples that seem to compete for first prize in cheap and kitschy design. How come? These…
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Nymphets from the sea
Two young girls looking into the vast expanse of sea and sky. The quiet sound of water lapping against the boat has made them drowsy. They are dreaming away in the soft sea breeze, floating gently on the waves. For me when taking the picture, as for you now looking at it, this is how…
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After sunrise
I could say that the photo is taken early in the morning. The fact that the beach, which is on India’s west coast, is for the most part in shadow, indicates this. The sun has not yet fully risen above the trees that are behind me. I could say that the man and his cow…
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