Posts Tagged ‘Indian’

Indian French Quarter

September 30, 2009

I have found that there are some images that you see that just strike you; for one reason or another they stand out in your mind.  When that happens to me, I always have a hard time putting my finger on just why that happens.  But I know that for some reason they stick out and I am drawn to them.

One of my favorite authors is Gabriel Garcia Marquez.  His book El Amor en los Tiempos del Cólera or Love in the Time of Cholera has always been one of my favorites.  For the same reason that a photography sticks out at me, a book will as well.

This image was taken in the French Quarter of Ahmedabad India earlier this year.  Ahmedabad sits on the northwest side of the country;  It has both a large Hindu and Muslim population.  But as I discovered as I was going around the city, it used to have a French population as well.  This small area used to be occupied by the French over 100 years ago.  The same buildings that they lived in are still there and now used by the local population.

As I saw this window, for some strange reason the story from Garcia Marquez jumped into my mind.  It seemed to remind me of the story and the place that it occurred in.  I am not sure of the  correlation between the two, but that was literally the first thought that entered into my mind.

Indian French Quarter

Indian Wedding – Update

September 14, 2009

I know that I have said this before, but this wedding was just unbelievable.  I could not believe the colors and the how much they brightened up a room.   The weekend was full of symbolism.  At each and every turn there was a stage that lead the bride and groom to their marriage.  While I had shot a number of Hindu weddings before, this was my first Sikh wedding.  I have to be honest, they were a few things that I didn’t expect;  But that also made it all of the more fun.

I had a hard time picking the shots that I wanted to blog about today.  These are some of the ones that stood out most to be (trust me there are a lot more that are equally fantastic).  Enjoy the show.  I sure know that I did.

Indian Wedding - Sikh

Indian Wedding - Sikh

I have to be honest, this shot was a mistake.  As I was bring the camera down by my side,  I clicked the shutter by mistake.  But what a cool mistake it was.
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Check out all of this color!

Indian Wedding - Sikh

To get into the hall, the groom needs to beg, bribe anything to get past the bride’s side of the family.  Lots of laughs happening!

Indian Wedding - Sikh

Indian Wedding - Sikh

Indian Wedding - Sikh

As she left her parents house “for the last time” she threw rice over her head.  So cool!

Indian Wedding - Sikh

Saying “good bye” to her parents.  I even cried.

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I think they had as much fun as I did!

Indian Wedding - Sikh

Just before she placed the ring on her future husbands hand………..

Indian Wedding - Sikh

I love how you can see both of them in the same shot.  Both laughing, both with huge smiles!!

Indian Wedding - SikhThese 3 guys greeted us as we entered the temple.  Just wow!

Indian Wedding - Sikh