Trip Report: Reflections on Jaipur, Rajasthan – Days 5 & 6, Five Stops of Light India Photography Tour & Expedition, 2011
Trip Report: Reflections on Jaipur, Rajasthan – Days 5 & 6, Five Stops of Light India Photography Tour & Expedition, 2011
Rajasthan – the very word epitomises grandiose forts and palaces, exotic markets, men sporting elaborately-wrung turbans and immaculately groomed moustaches, and women in brightly colored sarees… well, we were there finally at around 11 PM on day 4 of our photography tour & expedition in India.
Having flown back to Delhi from the Varanasi leg of our expedition, we drove to what has been termed “The Pink City” – Jaipur. For those who came in late, it’ called “The Pink City” owing to the color of the homes and establishments that make up the old quarter of this ever-expanding habitat.
We spent days five and six making photos of people in the busy markets, and also photographing the many palaces and forts to be found here. I chose to concentrate on reflections, as erm… reflected by the title of this post.
Our next stop is The Pushkar Camel Fair – watch this space!
Frames within frames
Locals framed in the window of a bus, Jaipur
A man framed in the window of his home
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About
Photographing the very best of India, and helping visitors to India discover and photograph the best that India has to offer since 2004. Still loving every moment of it!
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I am a professional travel and documentary photographer based in Mumbai (Bombay), India. While not shooting on assignment, I conduct photography workshops, photo tours & expeditions to some of the most exotic locations in India.
I started my formal education in photography over two decades back when I joined the then photography club in my school. Having soon learned – amongst other things – how to develop and print his own photographs, I set up a clandestine darkroom at home to further (what I then thought to be) my future darkroom career.
An unfortunate incident leading to he spillage of developing chemicals onto an expensive table (which promptly took the varnish off) resulted in my secret cache of developing fluids, fixing salts, printing papers, zero watt bulbs & enlarger (I still can’t understand how I managed to keep the enlarger hidden fer chrissake, those things are bloody bulky!) being discovered by my parents. Thus was a budding darkroom career nipped in the bud.
Following this, I took a sabbatical from all things photographic, focusing my energies in the Information Technology field. From 1988 through 1995, I focused my energies on establishing and heading what went on to become India’s leading Computer Anti-Virus & Network Security company. I describes this period of my life as “financially rewarding, but overly strenuous on the left, logical side of my brain, while totally ignoring the right, creative, artistic side.”
Taking to photography again in 1995, I’ve traveled extensively all over India and the world. Having sold my company earlier, I finally chose to step down from his position there as CEO, and focus all my energies on professional travel & documentary photography. Since then I have worked on several assignments for magazines that showcase my work.
While not shooting on assignment or researching future destinations, I lead Photography Workshops, Photo Tours and Expeditions in India. Needless to say, I am intimately familiar with all of them, whether they be Rajasthan, Ladakh, or Varanasi – to name a few.
With a flair for simplifying the most complex subjects – photographic or otherwise (an offshoot of my teaching background), I love sharing the wealth of photo-ops that abound in India with the participants of my Workshops, Tours & Expeditions.
Neville Bulsara 