People

For a very long time I saw myself as a Landscape Photographer who loves to travel, but over the years I realised I prefer the connection of taking portraits of people and their spirit.

There’s a saying that “the eyes are windows to the soul”.

Flower Seller. Varanasi, India - 2017

Elderly Indian man in a white turban and yellow shirt smiles for a close-up flower market portrait with blurred flowers in the background.
Young child in a red sweater looks through horizontal metal bars, with a woman seated in shadow behind him during a candid travel portrait.

Waiting for the train to depart. Jaisalmer, India - 2015

Indian camel trader with a white turban, curled moustache, and wool shawl poses outdoors in a dramatic rural portrait.

Camel Trader. Pushkar, India - 2016

Close-up portrait of a man wearing a decorative turban, his face covered in vivid pink, blue, and red Holi festival powder.

Holi. Nandgaon, Uttar Pradesh, India - 2023

Traditional Indian kushti wrestlers stand in a mud-floor akhara, with shirtless athletes in orange loincloths against blue and red walls.

Kushti. Hyderabad, India - 2015

Young athlete trains with weights inside a traditional Indian gym, surrounded by wooden clubs, dumbbells, barbells, and Hindi signage.

Shri Nand Baba Temple, Nandgaon

Varanasi, India - 2017

Elderly drummer in white clothing carries a large red dhol through a narrow blue-painted Indian street in Bundi, India.

Door to Door Salesman. Bundi, India - 2016

Women in bright red and pink sarees stand in a blue-painted alley, creating a colorful Indian street photography scene in Bundi, India.

Bundi, India - 2016

Hindu pilgrims in orange clothing gather during a religious procession, carrying water pots and decorated offerings in Varanasi, India.

"Kavariya" devotees ending their pilgramage from all over India during the holy month of Shravan. Varanasi, India - 2017

Elderly Sikh men in cream turbans sit in a row, with one man wrapped in a red shawl holding a walking stick.

Sadhu. Pushkar, India - 2016

Barber smiles while cutting a young boy’s hair inside a small local barbershop, with the child wrapped in a white barber cape.

Varanasi, India - 2015

Elderly shirtless holy man with a necklace sits calmly against a marble wall in a quiet spiritual portrait.

Varanasi, India - 2017

Camel herders in colorful turbans sit around a small fire in a desert camp, with camels resting in the background, Pushkar, India.

Pushkar, India - 2016

Young Myanmar child with traditional face paint and a flower headpiece looks at the camera during a cultural portrait session.

Bagan, Myanmar - 2015

Teacher writes in a notebook while young schoolchildren with traditional face paint gather around a classroom desk.

Bagan, Myanmar - 2015

Young Buddhist monk in red robes reads a book while seated in an open wooden window.

Mandalay, Myanmar - 2015

Boy camel herder in light clothing leads camels to drink from a concrete water trough in a dry desert landscape.

Pushkar, India - 2016

Quiet Myanmar classroom interior with alphabet posters, wooden desks, and a child peeking through an open window.

Bagan, Myanmar - 2015

Children play street cricket in a narrow alley, with a boy swinging a bat toward a tennis ball on the pavement.

Varanassi, India - 2015

Smiling children fly a red kite from a rooftop overlooking a dense cityscape and old stone walls.

"Kiteflyers", Bundi, India - 2016

Young Indian woman with a small bindi and brown shawl smiles softly against a pale blue wall in a natural light travel portrait.

Jaisalmer, India - 2015

Visitors walk through the stone courtyard of Mehrangarh Museum, with historic fort architecture, cannons, arched windows, and colorful turbans in Jodhpur, India.

Meherangarh Fort, Jodhpur, India - 2009

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