The Himalayan Trance!

Place: Chhitkul, Himachal Pradesh
The Baspa River with the great Himalayan background and the dense pine forests provided the perfect setting for a quiet evening exploration.

United we sit!

Place: Malana, Himachal Pradesh
When the village men with their colourful caps got together for an evening ritual of gossiping.

??......!

Place: Jari, Himachal Pradesh
A simple tribal girl from a weaving community.Seemed quite undisturbed and continued to pose, but her gentle shy side that smiled now and then, was 'not ok' with eye contact ........contemplation lasted.

Die Freude am Leben !

Place: Malana, Himachal Pradesh
When wind and rain drops generated joy and smiles..............

Pressing Needs!

Place: Malana-Chowki, Himachal Pradesh
An untiring mother, who prepared her long-weeping child to pose for a photograph.

The Indo-Greek

Place: Malana-Chowki, Himachal Pradesh
Those eyes conveyed events of the past and the expression on the face took one by surprise.
The ancient village of Malana and its faces -according to history and researchers has a Greek connection.

Tribes of Malana

Place: Malana, Himachal Pradesh
One of those simple faces of the Malana that got thrilled at the sight of a visitor...
A simple tribe yet complicated in its culture, living on an isolated mountain top.

Way of the shepherd

Place: Chhitkul, Himachal Pradesh
A lazy afternoon in the lazy settlement of Chhitkul. Taking a rarely grazed path through the Great Himalayas, found this shepherd driving his reluctant sheep towards the village. An everyday battle which pleased him.

"Alright....i'll smile"

Place: Chhitkul, Himachal Pradesh
Walked out of the guest house on a foggy morning to find a serene looking face.Was difficult to say of she smiled or stared. Momtai, a 4 year old, one among the 500 residents in the scenic little settlement of Chhitkul.


Pause in the dark!


Place: Dresden, Germany
When light through this dark pathway froze human movement to look like a sketch.

King's view


Place: Castle Heidelberg, Germany.
An overwhelming evening experience at the castle Balcony at Heidelberg, from where the 'Kaiser' viewed his tiny city.
A strange architectural set up with an evident Mughal flavour.


They never walked!

Place: Schloss Schönbrunn, Vienna, Austria.
Was beautifully carved.. ...and demanded a second look through the viewfinder.
Depicted the last princess of Vienna and her Hesitation.

Way up!

Place: Nymphenburg Schloss, Munich.
The uncertain forest routes on this rainy evening at the castle garden at Nymphenburg,was a place to find fitness enthusiasts undeterred by harsh weather. 

Sublime designs!

Place: Weimar,Germany
When it snowed.



White coal!

Place: Dresden, Germany
He employed his father to do the pulling. Rest was unknown.

Speed of light!

Place: Olympia park, Munich, Germany.
On the top of a tower which was constructed for the Munich Olympics in year 1972.
Waves of freezing cold winds and numb hands were the only vivid memories, when i ventured to capture this beautiful traffic pattern.


A passive shopper!



Place: Flohmarkt, Dresden, Germany
More or less, an open Backpack, where he accommodated himself and followed his father without an effort. The serene looking Flee market in Dresden situated along river Elbe - a popular Saturday morning routine.