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travel diaries, india

Putting a gallery show together is hard because you have to balance a local clientele with your own impulses and desires as an artist. It’s been some time since I have pondered my India photos, and what they ultimately mean to me in my photographic journey. There were so many high points and so much to shoot that sometimes it could be bewildering. A truly sublime experience. India is a rare treat for any photographer. Alas, these photos aren’t really marketable in my area, so they will be excluded from my gallery show next month. As I begin to pare down my selections for said gallery show, it became very difficult and emotional to edit my selects for a final theme, and thus exclude these photos to advance my stature in the fine art community (read marketing). Putting yourself out there is hard, these travel photos might be a little too personal at this time. Even though the ultimate goal of my fine art photography is not really to make money, it would be nice to be marketable, in some respects, so a gallery owner doesn’t lose a fortune showing me. My travel galleries: Wales, Greece, India, and Hong Kong... they will have to wait until the time and location is right, as they are galleries for other photographers.

I do want to show a few of the shots to you though, and some of my thoughts, as I wade through the editing process and come up with final selections for my upcoming show, please forgive my indulgence.

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Guru’s walk, golden temple

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Boy pilgrim, golden temple

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Hand of God, golden temple, Indian Holi festival

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Meditation, golden temple

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Untitled. This is my shout out to cartier-bresson, 3 generations of sikh's in one shot, and I got the look from the kid.  I am between the donkey and the cart it is pulling to get this shot, indian holi. I might add that because I am white Caucasian about 6', I was a very visible target for water balloons during indian holi (spring festival with all the colors).  Good thing the D2x is weather sealed!

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Local customs. Like I previously said, you have to be brazen to get the best street candids on holiday.  I not only get the shots, I do the drugs  grin. This is my shout out to brassai.

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Pak border. Guess who I am?

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Serious photographer.

Thanks to Mani Babbar for the last photo. You can find him here.




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