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Photo essay: Janpath Bazaar, Delhi

By on October 9, 2012 in India, Photos

On the street in Janpath Bazaar, Delhi India

Photographing Delhi, India’s capital city

India, like so much of Asia, lives life on the streets. The streets teem with activity of all kinds, from the commercial to the deeply personal. One thing I have long noticed about India is that people on the street seem so comfortable living their lives publicly. I see great portrait shots every few minutes here because of the relaxed and open manner of the people, but I usually feel too shy to take out my camera. But this time, as I walked along Janpath, a famous street bazaar in central Delhi popular with tourists, I decided to engage with people and take some photos. Turns out, taking photos is even more fun than shopping! Click continue to see the faces of Janpath. Continue Reading →

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Photos of India: Mystic vision

By on October 2, 2012 in India, Photos

Arunachala Sadhu, Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu

Danielle Winter: Photographer of mystic moments in India

NOTE: This guest post features the work of photographer Danielle Winter. Like me, she is in love with India; and her loving photographs allow the spirit of the place to seep through. Danielle has an uncanny knack of capturing the shimmering essence of India. Spirit as well as modesty and true humility are the hallmarks of Danielle’s work. I discovered her through Facebook, where she posts many of her glowing images.

My journey’s in India are about experiences in seeing, in touching upon the luminosity that resides in everything – the people of this magical country reveal this light, they are my teachers. Out of millions of moments, I share wth you 10. Photo above is of an Arunachala Sadhu, in Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu. The sadhu is a meditation on the cosmic view from a down to earth place. Don’t be hemmed in by the small things – go forward dressed in the goodness of your own heart. To see the rest of the photo essay… Continue Reading →

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Capture the Colours: Photographs of India

By on July 8, 2012 in Destinations, India, Photos
RED: A bride in Varanasi, India

RED: A bride in Varanasi, India

Photographs in Blue, Yellow, Red, Green, White

These are just a few of the thousands of photographs of India I have taken over the years. Each represents a different colour: Blue, yellow, red, green and white. This is my entry into the TravelSupermarket Capture the Colour Photo Contest. I have tried to capture both the five colours and also show something about India, too. Thanks to Ken Kaminesky for alerting me to the contest. Ken is a fellow Canadian travel blogger, a superlative photographer and a great guy, too! To find out more and enter, read on. Continue Reading →

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7 Super Shots from India and Canada

By on April 20, 2012 in Canada, Destinations, India, Photos
Lake Pichola, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India

Lake Pichola, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India

7 photos that make me laugh, think and dream

The hand prints of women about to commit sati; an off-duty Naga Sadhu; a dish inspired by the last dinner on the Titanic … just three of my 7 Super Shots. I’m highlighting seven photographs in a game of blog tag. Thanks to Kit Whelan of Seek New Travel for tagging me to participate in 7 Super Shots from HostelBookers. I have never met Kit, but I am convinced we are related as my grandmother’s maiden name was Whelan … and because I would WANT to be related to Kit!

So, without further ado here are my seven super shots. I hope you enjoy viewing them even just a seventh as much as I enjoyed taking them! Continue Reading →

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Photo of the Week: Bruce Granofsky’s India

By on December 3, 2011 in Destinations, India, Photos

Photo captures the spirit of India

Canadian photographer Bruce Granofsky’s joyous love of India, and playful spirit, shine through in his photographs. Like this one — which expresses so much about both the indomitable human spirit and the colour and joyfulness amidst simple conditions in India.

Photo courtesy Bruce Granofsky.

Photo courtesy Bruce Granofsky

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Top 6 photographs of Ganesh festival

By on September 2, 2011 in India, News/Events, Photos, Yoga/Spirituality
Photograph of Ganesh Chaturthi in Mumbai, India from Goindia.About.com

Ganesh Chaturthi in Mumbai, India from Goindia.About.com

Happy birthday Ganesh!

He’s one of the most beloved gods in India; rotund, elephant-headed and multi-armed; the son of Lord Shiva and his consort Parvati — Ganesh is the first god honoured during pujas, and he is the bestower of luck and remover of obstacles.

In honour of Ganesh Chaturthi — the 10 days of birthday celebrations and worship — I am posting some of the best photos I have seen of the massive parade and the immersion of the clay Ganesh idols in the Arabian Sea off the coast of Mumbai.

The photo above is from the GoIndia.About.com site — which has a great guide to Ganesh Chaturthi — how the idols are made, where the best ones are located, etc. The editor, Sharell Cook, lives in Mumbai and stays on top of happenings there and in India in general. It’s a great resource for news, information and fascinating stories. Following are the other five top photos. Continue Reading →

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Andrew Adams: Indian wedding magic

By on August 4, 2011 in India, Photos

Detail from a wedding in Lucknow. Bride and groom exchange beautiful floral garlands. Photograph by Andrew Adams.

Inspired by the beauty of India’s wedding rituals

Andrew Adams of Katha Images is an Indian wedding photographer extraordinaire. In the past 12 years, he estimates he has shot close to 200 Indian weddings, both in North America and India. His portfolio is awash with glorious colour, fairy-tale locations, resplendent traditions and heart-felt emotion. And these are all the reasons he loves shooting Indian weddings.

“I grew up in a small Canadian town,” Andrew told me. “Indian weddings, and all the rich cultural traditions, were completely new to me, and very exciting.”

The band plays during the Baraat in Delhi. Photo by Andrew Adams

Andrew studied photography at Sheridan College in Oakville, Ontario, and apprenticed with a fashion photographer who shot weddings on the weekend. He learned to shoot weddings from her and soon branched out on his own. He loves the creative freedom wedding photography affords, and also the freedom of running his own business. After about three years of shooting weddings, he started to specialize in Indian weddings. That was 12 years ago, and he’s very excited about where this specialty has taken him.

He has shot Indian weddings in Delhi, Goa, Jaipur, Lucknow, Bangalore, Kerala, and Udaipur amongst other places. “Shooting Indian weddings gives me the opportunity for travel, to go to new locations and meet new people; that’s part of the passion for me,” he said. “I feel full of life and energy when I’m in India.”

Indian culture, as exhibited in Indian weddings, is an endless source of fascination. “They are very colourful, very vibrant,” Andrew said. “There’s lots happening, lots of energy, lots of emotion. I love the beauty of the rituals and the close family bonds.” Continue Reading →

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Photo essay: Old city market

By on April 11, 2011 in Destinations, India, Photos, Responsible Travel
Photograph of palace, temple in Sawai Madhopur, Rajasthan, India

In the old city of Sawai Madhopur, Rajasthan

Enjoying time in traditional India

When I was in Sawai Madophur to visit Ranthambhore national park and tiger reserve, my host Satish Jain of The Farm Villa, took me on a tour of the old city of Sawai Madophur — the city the tiger tourists never see — with a stop at his home village to meet his family. This is the India I love, away from the backpacking ghettos, tourist attractions and big-city sophisticates. Click here for photos from my day in the market and a video of children mobbing me in a village. Continue Reading →

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Photo of the Week: Street scene

By on March 18, 2011 in India, Photos

Photo by Bruce Granofsky captures Indian street life

Photograph of street in India courtesy Bruce Granofsky

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Dave and Deb: How travel changed us

By on March 15, 2011 in News/Events, Travel Tips
Photograph of Dave Bouskill and Debra Corbeil of ThePlanetD in China

Dave Bouskill and Debra Corbeil of ThePlanetD in China

Finding excitement and a new life

Guest post by Dave Bouskill and Debra Corbeil of ThePlanetD, as featured in the Travel That Changes You newsletter.

It has been a slow and gradual change over the years. We took our first extended trip to Thailand in 2000 and it completely opened our eyes to a new world. People live quite different from the way we live in Canada and suddenly we saw that there were exciting countries to visit.

When we returned, we went back to our lives excited about what we had seen, but content to continue working at our jobs and taking one vacation each year. We didn’t realize just how much that trip changed us until a few years later. Continue Reading →

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