Tag: India

Contact Sheets: A feast to be absorbed, night after night

As contact sheets were typically kept from curious eyes, it only served to increase our fascination with them...

To Mechuka — with two of Leica’s finest M-Mount lenses

I am strapped in for the flight to Dibrugarh. Along with me for the ride are two stars from the Leica firmament stowed in the overhead bin, two of the finest M-Mount creations ⏤ the Leica 35mm Summilux-M f/1.4 and the Leica 50mm Noctilux-M f/0.95 ⏤ on their [first trip to Mechuka] in Arunachal. Tucked in with them is the Leica M11.

One Fine Day: A journey into the unknown on the border with China

Almost five years later, in 2022, the four of us reunited for a repeat trip to Mechuka. Gudi confessed that even now she gets nightmares of this near-fatal indident in 2018. Baro and Piliya hadn’t spoken about it to anyone...

The Golden Fields of Ziro Valley

Baro and I were now on the road to Ziro in Arunachal Pradesh...

The Blue Mountains of Mizoram

Farhiz takes us into the Blue Mountains of Mizoram and meets the world's largest family and their monster cupboard full of cups...

Kolkata: City of Joy in pictures

Dennis takes a retrospecive view of his visits to Kolkata, India's fourth-largest city on the Hooghly River...

Nagaland: Traditions and a close encounter with a retired headhunter

Farhiz records some of the more remote areas of India's Nagaland – and manages to avoid the head hunters...

India: Assam, Bihu and the world’s largest river island

Assam is the gateway to many of the north-eastern states of India. On our way to one of them, our drive from the airport in Guwahati to the first night-stop took a little over six hours, which includes stopping along the way to stretch our legs but also because it was a Thursday.

Battle of Imphal-Kohima and the Forgotten Army

Farhiz pays a visit to the historic battlefields of Imphal-Kohima and remembers the Forgotten Army

From Chawri Bazar to the Lodhi Garden: A colourful tour of the seven cities of Delhi

From Chawri Bazar to the Lodhi Garden and the prabhat shakhas, Farhiz takes us on a colourful photographic tour of the seven cities of Delhi.

In India’s North-East with the Leica X Vario: Teer for a 20-rupee loss

An excursion to India's north-east with the Leica X Vario - and an encounter with a novel sport, Teer