Pride in India.

Homosexuality is mostly a taboo subject in Indian, Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code makes sex with persons of the same gender punishable by law. But the Supreme Court of India overturned that ruling on 11 December 2013, stating that the Court was instead deferring to Indian legislators to provide the sought-after clarity. Public …

Back to school.

I was setting up my tripod and checking my focus when those two subjects decided that my camera was certainly more interesting than the over 1300 years old carved cave and statues around. I pulled the focus a bit closer, then triggered. Ellora Caves. Maharashtra, India, 2014.

The hardest thing in life.

So many things in life we’ve been through, only to have to accept. So many things we wished deep in our heart that never came to us, only to have to let go. Challenging oneself, again and again, to make the past feel less tough, just a little less every time, accepting and letting go. …

Mandir.

A Hindu temple is a house of gods. It is a space to bring human beings and gods together. A temple incorporates all elements of Hindu cosmos presenting the good, the evil and the human, as well as the elements of Hindu sense of cyclic time and the essence of life – symbolically presenting dharma, …

Enjoying being alone.

Not happy to be on your own wanting more companionship. Needing more the comfort of the others. Are we all guilty of this idea that we are just going to be here forever? Eid. Jalgaon, Maharashtra, India, 2014.

Bad day.

Bad week, bad year! Everyone has some good days and some bad days, everyone has karma. Don’t let a bad day make you think you have a bad life. Ghat at night. Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India, 2014.

Benares

Is older than history, older than tradition, older even than legend, and looks twice as old as all of them put together. Mark Twain.