“Shiver Gajan” or “Hajrha Puja” is a special folk festival, celebrated at Chaitra Sankranti (last day of the Bengali year) forbidding good-bye to the passing year in West Bengal, India. It is believed that the celebration leads to prosperity in the coming year, wiping out all the sufferings and pains…
Alexander Petrosyan is a photographer from Saint Petersburg, Russia. He started photography in the year of 2000, after taking up photography Petrosyan finds true joy in exploring and portraying his subjects in innovative ways, photographing not only the beautiful but also the grotesque aspects of life. Working for My District…
I am less famous as a photographer in my locality. Two years ago in a day, I was surprised by a knocking at the door, an old man with a stick came to introduce himself at my home and asked about my photography. He was none other than a photographer…
Colorful clothes spread on the soil next to the river bank of Barakar in Jharkhand area. The Dhobi Ghat (washing ground) of Kumardubi in the Jharkhand Province is the biggest in the Eastern part of India where daily 5000 clothes being washed by 200 Dhobi (Washer) Families. The process of…
Brill Brandt (1904 – 1983) is one of the most important British Photographer and Photojournalist. His works include Social Documentaries and Landscapes are very popular. Born in Hamburg, Germany, son of a British father and German mother. In 1933, Brandt began documenting all levels of British society. The kind of…
Children and Expression, these two words are somewhat synonymous, because children are always expressive. Their energy, emotion, immaturity bring expression into them naturally. This photo series brings together such expressive moments of children. About Gourab Guha I was born in Kolkata, India in 1980. I have always been fascinated with…
Bengal, India, in the bank of Mahananda River. It is believed that The “Ganga” (The holy river in India) comes to meet with “Mahananda” (A small river in North Bengal) on the very special day, called “Magha Purnima”. People take a holy dip on this occasion for the wellbeing of…
Persepolis or Takht-e-Jamshid is an ancient city located in south-western Iran. It served as the ceremonial capital of the Achaemenid Empire ca. 550–330 BC. Situated in a fertile plain of the Pulvar River and surrounded by strong natural mountain defenses, the ruins lie on a massive platform built from limestone…
Being a native of Bagdogra, fondly known as the replica of secular India, I have lots of Nepali friends and have the advantage of knowing their language. So, when my friends asked me to plan a trip to Nepal, I felt that it will be easier for me to communicate…
Holi is a Hindu spring festival, originating from the Indian subcontinent, celebrated predominantly in India but has also spread to others areas of Asia and parts of the Western world through the diaspora from the Indian subcontinent, also known as the “Festival of colors” or the “Festival of love”. The…
This year when I planned to go to cover the Kumbh Mela fair, Allahabad, the things came to my mind are Monks, Shahi Snan, Pilgrims and their lives. But when I reached there I just got astonished to see the vastness of the fair. So many activities, so many types…
“Trees are the earth’s endless effort to speak to the listening heaven.” Overly materialistic world is temporary, that is why we never ignore nature’s call to enrich human dignity, freedom and genuine well-being. We are ignoring the fact that Earth is the only place in the universe that can support…
Dry fish processing is directly related to the economic development of the Coastal areas of India. Research data says that India is the second largest fish producing country with the contribution of 5.43% in global fish production and West Bengal has been able to secure the second position among all…
I went to Japan two and a half years ago for three weeks looking for places that were neglected by man and at the same time defined the peculiarities of this incredible country. I did a lot of research upstream to find and locate the places I was going to…
Kumbharwada in Dharavi is an establishment of potters almost 100 years old. It is the largest community of potters in Mumbai. They are originally from Saurashtra, Gujarat. Khumbars means potter and Wada means colony. Hence the name Kumbharwada – the colony of potters. It occupies 22 acres of land that…
On the edge of the desert and settled land, between the village and nomadic life, between Israel and the Palestinian Authority, Bedouins of the Judean Desert still maintain ancient traditions. Tahani is an 11-years old Bedouin girl, who is the youngest child of Ali, the head of a semi-nomadic Bedouin…