India, The Cradle of Mankind

This is not going to be an easy post, for a lot of reasons, but I'll do my best to still write it.

Today I'm going to post about the photo exhibition I visited at the end of May, this year. It was a solo exhibition of Botond Nagy, about India. We have a lot of users from India, so most likely the places, and/or the culture you're going to see captured on these photos are not going to be so foreign for them.

Taking these photos was a huge struggle for me, I had to apply all the tricks in the big book, to be able to take the photos and even so, a lot of the photos can't be posted as the glare and reflection was really terrible. Usually there's a way to avoid them somehow, but this time I was really struggling. This is why I'm not going to post it in Photography Lovers. Anyway, I'm going to select the ones that are less affected.

First the mandatory photo from the entrance, which serves as practice for me, meaning I take the photo, then see at home how I was able to frame it.

India for me means spirituality and if I think of it, India is the only country that has this status. You can mention any other country and I am not associating them with spirituality. Another detail that I need say here is, that whenever I see s photo collection from India, there's a 100% chance there's someone praying.

I'm not going to try to be smart here as I've never been to India and my knowledge about the country and culture is from the media. We have a big Indian community here, they know more about what you see on the photos, but I can tell you, even without deep knowledge, you can enjoy them.

My religion is very different, we don't light candles, but I have a huge respect to places where people do this. It must have a deep meaning.

Unfortunately I could not get a better angle, but this photo was really amazing.

Lamayuru, Ladakh

Srinagar

This is a scene you don't see in developed countries and I've only seen similar scenes in photos. Chinese use boats on river to transport goods, some even live on boats.

Buddhist stupas, in Shey. Must have great historical and cultural significance.

In Buddhism, a stupa (Sanskrit: स्तूप, lit. 'heap', IAST: stūpa) is a domed hemispherical structure containing several types of sacred relics, including images, statues, metals, and śarīra—the remains of Buddhist monks or nuns. It is used as a place of pilgrimage and meditation.

Srinagar

For us is a curiosity, for them it's a way of life, that river means their livelihood. From photographic point of view, this is golden, especially in this part of the world.

It hurts to see how many good photos I can't post, because of the reflection and glare. Like the one in the middle, that was a brilliant photo but could not take a decent shot, no matter what I did, where I stood, no angle was good.

I was wondering when is canvas printing going to gain adoption as that's the best solution for now. No local gallery has the funds to invest in proper lighting and artists definitely don't have money to buy proper glass for this purpose.

Thiksey, Ladakh

Thiksey is a village and the headquarters of its eponymous block in Leh district, Ladakh, India. It is located in the Leh tehsil. The Thikse Monastery is located here.

Monk kids playing. Imagine being subjected to those strict rules at that young age. It's a lifestyle, I understand, but I wonder how many kids choosing it, fully understanding what it means. Regardless, the photo is fantastic.

This is it for today. Pure struggle, but I wanted to show you these photos.

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