For a small landlocked country in Central Asia, Kyrgyzstan is surprisingly visually rich and beautiful. Its tall snow-covered mountains reach to the sky, standing majestically amidst undulating landscapes. Its hills are home to gently wavering grasslands inhabited by semi-nomadic shepherds. These grasslands are dotted with yurts, the mobile homes of shepherds where a traveller encounters […]
Originally published on medium.com I bought my first camera nearly 15 years ago. It was pretty much a flimsy box with a plasticky ultra-wide lens designed for widest possible angle of view and also put everything in focus. It was one of those one-time use cameras with pre-loaded film, something that pre-digital photographers might remember. […]
Kyrgyzstan is a nation defined by its natural beauty. Joyously unspoilt mountainscapes, stark craggy ridges and rolling jailoos (summer pastures) are brought to life by semi-nomadic, yurt-dwelling shepherds - Lonely Planet Central Asia I was always fascinated about remote and unknown regions of Central Asia’s highlands. Even when there is not so much a thing called […]
Here is a copy of our monthly dispatch on upcoming photography tours. You can subscribe to these dispatches by email here. Phototours in 2019 We hope you ended 2018 with a good note and welcomed the new year with a lot of happiness. We wish you a great year ahead – one filled with many […]
Bhutan has been known for its focus on nurturing a happy society. With its idea of ‘Gross National Happiness’, a focus on nourishing its cultural roots and a policy towards sustainable economics, the country has attempted to tread a path of balance between embracing a modern way of life and traditional values. I have been […]
Here is a copy of our monthly dispatch on upcoming photography tours. You can subscribe to these dispatches by email here. We hope the year of 2018, was a good one for you. Indeed, there are still some days remaining and we all look to make the best of them. Are you travelling to celebrate […]
I first visited Ladakh exactly ten years ago. This was well before the region became every motor-cyclist’s ultimate destination, part of every traveller’s tick-off list and every holidaymaker’s check-in dream. In those days, tourists were in smaller numbers and Leh had more homes than guesthouses and hotels. Every winter, we conduct a photography tour to […]
Theyyams are oracles in popular tradition, commonly found around Kannur and Kasagod towns in South India. During winter months, it’s common to see thin crowds gathered respectfully in temples, surrounding a fiercely attired Theyyam performer dancing to the sound of drums. There are a hundreds of variety in Theyyams, and each type comes with its […]
This story on the people of Nagaland is written by Mirza Zulfiqur Rahman, who is is one of the tour leaders on our ‘Photography Tour – North-East India and Hornbill Festival‘. Mirza holds a PhD in humanities and social sciences from Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati, and works as an independent researcher and writes on […]
Spread along the eastern parts of Ladakh bordering Tibet are spectacular highlands of Changthang raising well above 14,000 feet. The region is known for its azure lakes trapped in the middle of mountains that reach out for the skies. The landscapes are brown and barren and yet charming in their silence and loneliness. In this […]