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Most of the pictures that I upload are from the Eternal city however I don’t often show large views like this one. Maybe because Benaras allows to make inner journeys and to feel the deepest parts of the soul. As time goes by my I am making more close-ups…
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"The oldest living city in the world". This was shot on the bank of river Ganga in Varanasi (Benaras) on a Sunday afternoon. This saddhu is looking at the other bank which is covered by the waters in summer. I was wondering what he could be thinking abou…
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This young man was praying with devotion facing the Golden Temple in Amritsar, the holiest city in Sikhism which is located in the state of Punjab in India. The reflection of the sun in the holy tank was providing an amazing contrast with vivid colours b…
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Once again I celebrate the tradition of having 10 000 more viewers with another picture of me. This evening 90 502 Flickr viewers and 35 076 Ipernity viewers visisted my photostream. I am happy to thank you all for the many comments that you left on my im…
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Today you are 30 070 Flickr viewers who visisted my photostream. I wanted to thank you all for your kind comments and support, for your advices, for your friendship... Flickr is an amazing platform which allows me to show my work and to share many emo…
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This man is the keeper of the two-story high image of the seated Buddha, which is the biggest metal statue in Ladakh, that King Deldon Namgyal got constructed in 1655, in the memory of his father. This place is the castle of the first king of Ladakh and…
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“The majority of (painters), because they aren't colorists, do not see yellow, orange or sulphur in the South (of France) and they call a painter mad if he sees with eyes other than theirs”. Vincent van Gogh (Dutch Painter,1853-1890) This is a view of…
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"The oldest living city in the world". In India, the word "bike" generally means motorbike, and "cycle" means bicycle. Those bicycles are not ordinary ones. They belong to the people who are working with me, to those men who sometimes ride for 22 Km twi…
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A few days ago as I was driving back to Varanasi (Benaras) I was stuck in a traffic jam in a little town in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. Several trains were crossing the road and we had to wait, it was in the evening just before sunset. Next to my…
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This is a portait of my friend Erik Truffaz that I did a few days ago backstage after a concert. I find difficult to take pictures of someone you know, it has to be faithful to the expressions, physical features and the soul that you have in mind and like…
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Following the birds flying in the twilight it becomes easy to pass quickly from one dream to another. This is the twilight of a Mughal dream. The ethereal beauty and tranquil charm of Safdarjung's Tomb, which is located in Delhi, is a distinctive and an e…
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It is said that seeing a lotus in your dream, represents growth, love, purity, beauty and expansion of the soul. Lotus comes from the Greek word "lotos" and the Sanskrit name is padma, it is an ancient and universal symbol. "It is the flower sacred to…
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This image was shot on the bank of river Ganga at Scindia ghat in Varanasi (Benaras). At dusk I often meet seniors nearby the holy waters of the oldest living city in the world, I try to pierce their souls with my camera but I can hardly find anything as…
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"The oldest living city in the world". As I took this picture on the ghats along river Ganga in Varanasi (Benaras) there was this song of Gilbert O'Sullivan running into my mind. I can't really explain why, maybe it was because of this baba who was looki…
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Each time I have 10 000 more viewers, I celebrate it with another picture of me and this morning 60 215 Flickr viewers and 24 650 Ipernity viewers visisted my photostream. Once again I wanted to thank you all for the many comments that you left on my imag…
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"The oldest living city in the world". As I was walking in a little street which is leading to the Nepali temple in Varanasi (Benaras) I met this young boy who was busy with a kite. He didn't mind that I was taking a few pictures of him and he was making…
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This is a portrait of my brother with his elder daughter. It was in August in Varanasi (Benaras) during a very hot day, we were expecting the monsoon rain and it was not easy to work on our new collection for winter. Suddenly this little girl came in our…
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"The oldest city in the world" This magical scene is timeless, it was shot in the afternoon of Xmas day in Varanasi (Benaras). On the left a well known sadhu form the ghats, I saw in a book that his dreadlocks are two meters long. Three men are wea…
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"We were the Leopards, the Lions, those who'll take our place will be little jackals, hyenas; and the whole lot of us, Leopards, jackals, and sheep, we'll all go on thinking ourselves the salt of the earth." (spoken by Don Fabrizio - The Leopard) As I wa…
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This man was selling jasmin at the flower market which is located in the chawk of Varanasi (Benaras). The expressions he had and his turban made me think that he was coming from a Renaissance painting. It was a few days ago in the end of an afternoon and…
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