amdavadis4ever Portraits Of People In The Streets Of India And Pakistan 11 Monday May 2015 Posted by airiefvision in General ≈ Leave a comment Portraits Of People In The Streets Of India And Pakistan Portraits Of People In The Streets Of India And Pakistan First time I (Lukas Szolc-Nartowski) went to India was in 2001. It was not love from the first sight but this journey was indeed a life changing experience. Scared at the beginning, unaccustomed to the culture and inexperienced I started to sink deeper and deeper into the ways of the travelers. That journey turned me into a backpacker and that’s the way I have spend many years after that initiation. Along the way came photography. My travels slowly started changing. I stopped following the beaten track and started to look for people and places to photograph. One day on a flea market in Lahore, Pakistan I have bought an old and used Minolta lens. It costed me equivalent of 10 dollars but it changed the way I photographed. It was a 50, f 1.4. It is still my favorite lens and I use it to this day. After arriving to a new place I take the time to go through the narrow streets looking for inspiration. Then, once I’m comfortable enough with the surroundings I keep coming back while waiting for the good light and good opportunity to take a picture. I find these focused moments very relaxing and a bit meditation like. I always ask before taking a picture of a person. I try to spend time and get to know the people that I’m photographing. Sometimes its 30 seconds, sometimes is a couple of days. Just enough to catch a fraction of their soul. Pictures were taken in India and Pakistan, 2007-2015. Gypsy Woman, Thar Desert, Rajastan, India Sadhu, Hampi, Karnataka, India Sufi, Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan Sadhu, Hampi, Karnataka, India People in a temple, Pushkar, Rajastan, India Kalasha woman, Bromboret Valley, Chitral District, Pakistan Kalasha woman, Bromboret Valley, Chitral Distrikt, Pakistan People in a temple, Bangalore, Karnataka, India Taj Mahal at sunrise, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India Elephant, Ajmer, Rajastan, India Kids, Pushkar, Rajastan, India Man, Thar Desert, Rajastan, India Man, Thar Desert, Rajastan, India Gypsy Woman, Thar Desert, Rajastan, India Gypsy Woman, Pushkar, Rajastan, India Gypsy Woman, Pushkar, Rajastan, India Sunset, Pushkar, Rajastan, India Woman, Rumbur Valley, Chitral Distrikt, Pakistan Ship Breakers, Gadani, Belutschistan, Pakistan Man looking at a mountain, On the way to Nanga Parbat base camp, Northern Areas, Pakistan Man on Hussaini Bridge, Northern Areas, Pakistan __._,_.___ Like Loading... Related