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“A mass of dust, world's momentary slave, Is man, in state of our old Adam made, Soon born to die, soon flourishing to fade.” (Barnabe Barne - English poet, 1569—1609) This is a close-up of one of those four men who were emptying plaster bags from a tru…

“You may write me down in history With your bitter, twisted lies, You may trod me in the very dirt But still, like dust, I'll rise.” (Maya Angelou quotes - American Poet, b.1928) This picture belongs to the series shot in my street in Varanasi (Benaras)…

“And I will show you something different from either your shadow at morning striding behind you or your shadow at evening rising to meet you; I will show you fear in a handful of dust.” (T.S. Eliot - American born English Playwright and Poet , 1888-1965)…

“I close my eyes, only for a moment, and the moment's gone All my dreams, pass before my eyes, a curiosity Dust in the wind, all they are is dust in the wind...” (“Dust In The Wind”, Kansas - Lyrics by Kerry Livgren) This picture belongs to the series…

“What if a demon were to creep after you one night, in your loneliest loneliness, and say, 'This life which you live must be lived by you once again and innumerable times more; and every pain and joy and thought and sigh must come again to you, all in the…

“All labor that uplifts humanity has dignity and importance and should be undertaken with painstaking excellence.” (Martin Luther King, Jr. - American Baptist Minister and Civil-Rights Leader. 1929-1968) This is one more picture from the serie shot last…

“Dancers are the messengers of the gods. ” (Martha Graham - American dancer and choreographer, 1894-1991) This series of pictures was shot last afternoon in my street in Varanasi (Benaras). Men were emptying plaster bags from a truck. I was in rush but…

“When your intellect will completely pierce the veil of delusion, then you will become indifferent to what has been heard and what is to be heard [from the scriptures].” (Bhagavad Gita) This man was taking a break as he kept on emptying plaster bags from…

“For me, it is as though at every moment the actual world had completely lost its actuality. As though there was nothing there; as though there were no foundations for anything or as though it escaped us. Only one thing, however, is vividly present: the…

This boy was standing a tthe entrance of the little akhara which is near Aurangzeb’s mosque in Kashi, the oldest part of Varanasi (Benaras). That afternoon the temperature reached 48° and he was trying to get some freshness under this piece of cloth. He…

This portrait was shot with a contre-jour, French translation for “against daylight”. That young man was sitting under a big umbrella near Lal ghat along the Ganges in Varanasi (Benaras), I took this photograph while my camera was pointing directly towa…

“Smile at each other, smile at your wife, smile at your husband, smile at your children, smile at each other -- it doesn't matter who it is -- and that will help you to grow up in greater love for each other.” (Mother Teresa of Calcutta, Albanian born In…

“Soul receives from soul that knowledge, therefore not by book nor from tongue. If knowledge of mysteries come after emptiness of mind, that is illumination of heart.” (A poem by alal ad-Din Muhammad Balkhi, known as Jelaluddin Rumi - 1207–1273) Last Sun…

All day I think about it, then at night I say it. Where did I come from, and what am I supposed to be doing? I have no idea. My soul is from elsewhere, I'm sure of that, and I intend to end up there. This drunkenness began in some other tavern. When I get…

This picture was shot a few days ago at Prayag ghat along the Ganges in Varanasi (Benaras). I was watching this lady and I thought that whatever the sari can be it always gives a kind of radiance and a touch of dignity to women. It is amazing that it is d…

Nai Sadak market is an amazing market in the center of Varanasi (Benaras) where most of the Muslims shopkeepers sell any kind of fabrics. I always enjoy going there not only for some inspiration that I find for my work but also because this place allows m…

“Je veux une vie en forme d'arête (I want a fish bone shaped life) Sur une assiette bleue (Lying on a blue plate) Je veux une vie en forme de chose (I want a thingamajig shaped life) Au fond d'un machin tout seul (In the deep bottom of a contraption) Je v…

“Is it your face that adorns the garden? Is it your fragrance that intoxicates this garden? Is it your spirit that has made this brook a river of wine? Hundreds have looked for you and died searching in this garden where you hide behind the scenes. Bu…