Tawang Monastery

During my recent visit to Tawang Monastery, located at 10,000 feet in the district capital of Tawang in Arunachal Pradesh, India, I looked for photographing it’s expanse from different perspectives. Click first photo below to view in large format and then scroll to access series. This is one of the...

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Khinmey Nyingma Monastery, Tawang, India

Very early in the morning, in the bitter winter of Himalayas, these children were undeterred from their daily routine of scripture readings. The rooms were dark and cold. I looked hard for opportunities of light sneaking through the windows and used a bit of off-camera flash to create these twelve...

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Way of the White Clouds – Tawang, India

        On the peak of the white snow mountains in the East A white cloud seems to be rising in the sky. At the instance of beholding it, I remember my teacher And, pondering over his kindness, faith stirs in me.   Words of “Lama Angrika Govinda”...

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Thiksay Monastery

Thiksay monastery is a short drive from the city of Leh, Ladakh (India). We drove around the area, capturing shots. Click picture thumbnails below to view the entire series in larger format. Click first photo below to view entire series in slide show.  

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Janet Amrit in a white victorian dress

The tall thick trees and the sun peeking subtly through the branches, created the perfect drama. She then arrived at the scene, dressed in a white victorian grown, smoothly merging into the environment. We made a few pictures and I rushed from the scene to run some afternoon errands. Click...

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Head shot of Janet Amrit

Selective focus (Bokeh) is what creates the visual appeal in head shots! The recipe for creating such head shots is simple…. 1) Focus on the eyes to make it communicate with the viewer 2) Open the lens as wide as possible to create a shallow depth of field. In creating...

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Skup Buchan – off the beaten track

On Leh-Srinagar highway, we took a diversion to a remote village, essentially because our driver wanted to meet his mother-in-law. As photographers, we are never worried about the delay in journey because every moment can offer an opportunity. Needless to say, the brief stop at the village Skup-Buchan was filled...

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