Kolkata's Cult of Durga: Report #1

Photo © Tewfic El-Sawy-All Rights Reserved I've never sweated as much as I did today at Kumartuli!!! Well, maybe I did...but let me put ...

Khari Baoli: Delhi's Spice Market

Photo © Tewfic El-Sawy-All Rights Reserved One of my favorite places in Old Delhi for street photography is in its spice wholesale market lo...

In Focus: Hindu Festivals

Photo © Dibyangshu Sarkar—AFP/Getty Images Photo © Reuters/Rupak De Chowdhuri Photo © AP Photo/Manish Swarup What an incredible but timely c...

Delhi Photo Festival: October 15-28, 2011

As I mentioned in earlier posts, Delhi Photo Festival is progressing steadily, and now includes an  array of workshops, lectures, portfolio...

John Kenny: Kenyan Portraits

Photo © John Kenny-All Rights Reserved The Guardian newspaper in London alerted me of an exhibition opening next week of John Kenny's n...

New! Nikon's V1 Mirrorless Camera

As readers of this blog know well, I am a big fan and supporter of the interchangeable mirrorless cameras. I have the Panasonic Lumix GF1 th...

POV: Gear For Kolkata

As i have not used my DSLRs for quite a while (well, since the Foundry Workshop in Buenos Aires in July), I decided to give them an airing t...

Antonio Mari: Candomble

Photo © Antonio Mari-All Rights Reserved Here's the work of Antonio Mari , US-Brazilian photographer living in both countries, and speci...

Countdown To Kolkata

Just a few lines to start the countdown for my Kolkata's Cult of Durga Photo Expedition/Workshop. In exactly a week from today, I'll...

Charles W. Cushman: New York City

Photo © Charles W. Cushman I don't know why The Daily Mail , as a British newspaper would feature an extensive gallery of New York City ...

Francisco "Kit" Reyes: Globetrotter Photographer

Photo © Francisco "Kit" Reyes-All Rights Reserved I would not be exaggerating if I described Francisco "Kit" Reyes as a...

Reminders Project Asian Photographers Grant

The five finalists of the inaugural Reminders Project Asian Photographers Grant were announced on September 12th. These accomplished photogr...

Yatin Patel: Sutra

I'm pleased to have been directed to Yatin Patel 's website whose title Sutra in ancient Sanskrit translates as "a thread or l...

Books: Holy War

This is the kind of book that makes my pulse quicken.  It's about t he Portuguese navigator Vasco da Gama who sailed from Lisbon in 1497...

Los Angeles Times; Mature Burlesque

Photo © Mel Melcon-All Rights Reserved In order to break from the gloom of September 11 and its coverage, I thought I'd feature somethin...

September 11, 2001: The Fringe

All Photos © 2011 Tewfic El-Sawy-All Rights Reserved For those who have no press passes, access to Ground Zero was prohibited yesterday. Non...

Parth Sanyal: The Kadaiwallahs

Photo © Parth Sanyal-All Rights Reserved A couple of weeks before the start of my Kolkata's Cult of Durga Photo-Expedition/Workshop , I ...

Stephane Sednaoui: September 11, 2001

Photo © Stephane Sednaoui-All Rights Reserved Out of the many images of the aftermath of September 11, 2001 that were published in the past ...

Asit: Indonesian Photography

Photo © Asit-All Rights Reserved Another instance of a talented photographer who neglects to provide full background information on his or h...

Francisco de Souza: Travel Photography

Photo © Francisco de Souza-All Rights Reserved The website of Francisco de Souza is populated with galleries of India, Bangladesh, Nepal, T...

Thierry Riga: Lalibela Portraits

Photo © Thierry Riga-All Rights Reserved Here's another case where the photographer is not forthcoming with personal details, but Thierr...

POV: I Am Awarded The ACIEL Famous Prize!

Yes, you read the headline correctly... I am the proud recipient of the 2011 ACIEL Hall of Fame award. I was recognized by the makers of the...

Gian Marco Agazzi: The Red Men Of Indian Wrestling

I tried my damnedest to find information on Gian Marco Agazzi, the photographer of The Red Men of Indian Wrestling , but to no avail. The Re...

Delhi Photo Festival: New Updates

Mentioned in earlier posts, Delhi Photo Festival is progressing steadily, and now includes an  array of workshops, lectures, portfolio revi...