Sunday, December 21, 2014

Balancing act

Marigolds in the hand

It's not always important to see the face, sometimes just the hands are enough and leave ethe ret to the imagination.

Meditation on the banks of the River Ganges, Varanasi, India

Cremation ghat, Varanasi, India

300-500 bodies are cremated here everyday.

Washing clothes in the Ganges

Candle offering g on the Ganges, Varanasi India

River boat awaits passengers, Varanasi India.

Small candles on the river Ganges

Candles are lit as an offering for good luck on the River Ganges

Orange boat awaits passengers, Varanasi India

Washing clothes in the River Ganges, Varanasi India

Fishing in the Ganges River, Varanasi India

Sadhu, holy man, Varanasi India

He had his hair up for the first few shots.

Sadhu - Holy man, Varanasi India.

He put his hair down for this shot.

Fly paper , man reads the paper in the doorway to his home. He is covered in flies. Jaipur India.

Outside the shop, Jaipur India.

Woman outside her home, Jaipur India.

Woman on steps, Jaipur India

Love the colours in India.

Lifting dung

A young woman carries a bowl of cow dung above her head. This will be made into patties which are later used as fuel for cooking. I like the blue building, heavy doors and the colour of her clothes.

Pani wala, water vendors at the monkey temple, before I paid here some money.

He smiled as we drove by.

I like the colours in this one.

Homeless on the roadside, Jaipur, India

I know that sometimes photos of homeless people are depressing, but it's part of India that we can't ignore.

Snake charmer, Money temple, Jaipur, India

Pani wala, water vendors, Monkey Temple, Jaipur India

I gave her some money and she started smiling for me.

Young monkey at the Monkey Temple, Jaipur, India

Holy man at the monkey temple, Jaipur India

Sitting woman, Jaipur India

I like that we can see only part of the face.

Light in the tower, Jaipur india

I like the way the sunlight brightens up the one window.

Tings in the gateway, Jaipur India

Street sweeper, Jaipur India

Sweeper in Jaipur

This is one of my favourites from this trip to India. I like the clouds and the composition.

Packing his bedroll, Jaipur India

Woman sells marigolds, Jaipur, India

Waiting in the gateway, Jaipur, Imdia

Old man poses

We gave him 100 Rupees.

Man with stick on roadside , Jaipur, India

Man on roadside with cigarette

Depressing- Man sleeps on roadside

Woman selling peanuts, weighs out ginger- Jaipur, Rajasthan, India

Woman in red -Mosque at Taj Mahal, India

Taj Mahal

Farm woman along the raps side, Rajasthan India

Rickshaw driver poses

I don't know exact
Y what was going on here, but the woman looks defeated.

Inside Humyuns tomb, Delhi, India

The ear cleaner - Chandni Chowk, India

Men look up from their game

Is cart in Chandni Chowk India

Rickshaw driver waits for his next customer. Chandni Chowk, Delhi, India

Two holy men walk the streets in New Delhi

The mosque next to the Taj Mahal