En Route to Pondicherry
We've Reached! Pondi!
Laxmi!
The Sweetest creature with cut tusks. Tsk tsk.
Around Pondicherry
My Boys and Travel Buddies: Alessandro, Laurent, Marco
Travel Buddy Extraordinaire: Niko!
Riding Through the Villages on our new Wheels!
Rising Tides
Waning Moon on a Palm Stretched Night
Dinner on the Sea in Mahabalipuram, Tamil Nadu
Reflection of the Sea in Mahabalipuram and the Shore Temple in the Distance
Lunchtime
Experimenting
Manga Niko
Auroville
A Solar Cooker
In and Around Auroville
'Please Don't Smoke in Front of Clothes'
Happy Hungry Marco
Building a Funeral Pyre
From the Crocodile Park near Mahabalipuram
Photos around Cal taken in the last few months..
Marco at the Maidan playing football
Shots from North Calcutta
Mission
I'm relieved to finally have all these shots up, its been a long time coming...As I've been going through my body of work getting my portfolio together, I realise more and more that I hardly have any shots in and around Cal that do me any justice as a photographer. This Friday, my good friend Alaric who was in University with me in Toronto is going to be arriving in Calcutta, so I'm going to take this opportunity to get to know the city better, while showing Alaric around, through the lens of my camera...I also can't wait to visit the Botanical Gardens and Kuma Tuli again and to finally finally finally make a trip to the Planetarium, Indian Museum, and the many ghats in the city. I know its the typical touristy thing to do, but I'd like to also understand why people are so attracted to this city...and maybe in this process it will also help me understand why I too was compelled back here in the first place...So with that said, I'll be back with lots more photos soon!
I'm also really hoping to catch a break in the next month or so with my photography. I've been putting my work up for the first time in my life to a public audience and to fellow artists and photographers, which is nerve wracking but crucial in my growth as a visual artist. I've been a part of a great community of budding artists, participating in two different art collectives and one shared exhibition with Shaswaty my new partner in crime. I will also be traveling around West Bengal for about 10 days this month as a part of a team photographing the children that attend the schools that L'Albero della Vita (Marco and Ale's NGO) support. Its going to be an incredible experience I know, lots of learning too cause I will be working with a REAL professional photographer.
If you like what you see on my blog, this is just scratching the surface of what I can accomplish as a photographer. If you or anyone you know are looking for a fresh, young, and promising photographer for commercial, fashion, urban, social and environmental contexts, feel free to contact me. I come at very reasonable rates, I'm willing and more than able to work under extreme conditions, AND I travel anywhere, anytime.
So with all that said, I hope you enjoyed this last post!
Until next time,
Love,
Ro
