Tag Archives: street photography

I wish we were the Clampetts

Posted on September 28, 2013 by

The Clampetts were lucky.  They struck gold, packed everything on a wagon, and headed West.  I am not envious of the black gold – Texas tea (much), nor the West, but the part about throwing everything they own on the … Continue reading →

Posted in Preparing for the trip, Street photography | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

Look a bit closer

Posted on May 8, 2013 by

We have close to 2500 photos from our trip.  I am looking at them one by one.  Even if some are not technically perfect, they are wonderful memories. While staying at the Taj Falaknuma in Hyderabad, we took pictures of … Continue reading →

Posted in Casual observations, Street photography | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Zip it up!

Posted on April 24, 2013 by

Public urination is probably one of the funniest, shocking, embarrassing, cultural clash that a westerner can see in India.  It’s everywhere! I was ready to look the other way and accept it as a cultural specificity of the country until … Continue reading →

Posted in Casual observations, Street photography | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

You can’t sweep the smell under the rug

In the States, we have a magic trick: I put my garbage in a garbage bag, nicely secured in a garbage pail.  When it gets full, when I live in a house, I take it to the outside bin that … Continue reading →

Aside | Posted on April 20, 2013 by | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

U-Haul, Indian style

Posted on April 13, 2013 by

These photos were taken in Whitefield, the IT suburb of Bangalore, and yesterday, from the car, on the road to the Bangalore airport, which is about an hour outside of the city. These two women were walking side by side, … Continue reading →

Posted in Casual observations, Street photography | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment