India 2007 - Kolkata, Varanasi and Mumbai Photo Gallery by Maciej Dakowicz at pbase.com

India 2007 - Kolkata, Varanasi and Mumbai

a half of March and April 2007 in India, my fifth trip to this fascinating country.

and if you think India is poor go to Mumbai, there you will see how strong the country is. Modern high rises are all over the city, expensive cars are common, people are well dressed. Of course there is poverty as well, but India is not poor, it is a country of contrasts. You can see a lot of modernity in Kolkata as well, the economy is booming

thank you for all your comments and votes

a view from Ganges river - Varanasi	busy road - Mumbai	fishermen and three dogs - Varanasi	work and food - Kolkata
young flowers seller - Varanasi	keeping fit - Kolkata	Ganga splash - Varanasi	a pupil - Kolkata
Gate of India, Mumbai	clothes - Varanasi	cars - Mumbai	train station rush - Mumbai
meat market - Kolkata	sale - Mumbai	floating with that pose - Varanasi	a burger after school - Mumbai
offerings - Nasik	Rest, Kali Temple - Kolkata	posters - Mumbai	my little radio - Kolkata
office buildings - Kolkata	a girl from Nasik	carts - Mumbai	watching Ganges - Varanasi
morning boat ride - Varanasi	Taxi for hire - Kolkata	Blue wall - Kolkata	Abishek Hotel - Nasik
a tourist and photographer - Varanasi	comb and blue shirt - Nasik	bus and people - Mumbai	scooter boy - Mumbai
man on a motorcycle - Mumbai	plastic pillow - Mumbai	two phones - Mumbai	colors of Varanasi
scooter in a small alley - Varanasi	a view from a bridge - Kolkata	children - Mumbai	morning rush - Nasik
not posing at all - Kolkata	night on the river bank - Varanasi	head crush - Varanasi	eye - Mumbai
street scene - Mumbai	Love Freedom - Mumbai	dusk - Nasik	Metro Adlabs Cinema - Mumbai
blue and green - Kolkata	three guys - Kolkata	radio boy - Kolkata	modern - Kolkata
explore the beauty - Kolkata	a bit chaotic... - Kolkata	big dog - Kolkata	rickshaw and taxi - Kolkata
strong man - Kolkata	eyes in the poster - Kolkata	him - Kolkata	girls playing - Varanasi
street scene - Kolkata	night taxi ride - Kolkata	Man on the road - Varanasi	seven children - Mumbai
Chat Masala - Kolkata	Ramkund - Nasik	rest at the market - Nasik	Crossing Howrah Bridge - Kolkata
rest on a trickshaw - Kolkata	RISK - Kolkata	Resting Man - Nasik	Sterling Cineplex - Mumbai
boy and sleeping father - Kolkata	05:31 a.m. - Kolkata	Passengers - Kolkata	drink shop - Varanasi
morning puja - Varanasi	sleepers - Mumbai	waiting for a shave - Nasik	Cafe Mondegar - Mumbai
four men - Varanasi	if - Mumbai	PAL Padmini - Mumbai	Cry - Nasik
beautiful smile - Nasik	colorful wall - Nasik	Coolex, Adidas and Rellok - Kolkata	girl in blue - Kolkata
Purple Roses - Kolkata	pink mosque - Kolkata	two sleepers - Kolkata	big sack - Kolkata
relaxing - Mumbai	slippers and other footwear- Kolkata	Faith - Varanasi	sleeping on the stairs - Varanasi
Goddess - Kolkata	postcards - Varanasi	tired at the meat market - Kolkata	selling magic - Mumbai
empty market conversation - Kolkata	two bikes - Mumbai	meditation - Varanasi	morning scene - Kolkata
morning activities - Varanasi	blue boat - Varanasi	boy behind that cloth - Kolkata	relaxed - Mumbai
blue bus - Kolkata	man in a boat - Varanasi	chaotic market - Kolkata	cow in an alley - Varanasi
Ganges morning - Varanasi	a balcony view - Varanasi	cars and windows - Mumbai	hidden - Kolkata
a man at the market - Mumbai	Dhobi Ghat - Mumbai	violet tailor shop - Nasik	busy market - Nasik
getting up - Nasik	workplace - Nasik	blue boat - Mumbai	piece of wood - Mumbai
some photos? - Mumbai	windows - Mumbai	inside Victoria Terminus - Mumbai	tourist boat - Mumbai
market day evening - Nasik	a quick call - Kolkata	lazy afternoon on the beach - Mumbai	too many posters - Kolkata
sleeping dogs - Kolkata	modern skyline - Mumbai	thirst near the Gate of India - Mumbai	empty platform - Mumbai
Sunset Skyline - Mumbai	Gate of India photographer - Mumbai	photo shop - Mumbai	tired cook - Mumbai
evening walk - Mumbai	an old pub - Mumbai	woman in rickshaw - Kolkata	an afternoon call - Nasik
passerbys - Kolkata	crowded main ghat - Varanasi	a boat tour - Varanasi	sleeping taxi driver - Kolkata
an old street - Kolkata	tired foot - Varanasi	boy in the air - Varanasi	Kashmir Hotel - Mumbai
dog and taxi - Kolkata	choice - Kolkata	feet up - Kolkata	three boats on Ganges - Varanasi
colonial Mumbai	I love my India - Varanasi	prisoners - Mumbai	man and a new car - Nasik
two friends - Kolkata	Ambassador at night - Kolkata	sleeping on the doorstep - Kolkata	houses - Nasik
woman and two men - Mumbai	two hands - Mumbai	cooking time - Mumbai	man with sandals - Varanasi
upside down - Mumbai	street scene - Nasik	man and woman working - Nasik	mirrors - Nasik
in a restaurant - Mumbai	photographer - Nasik	dark alley - Varanasi	sleeping and reading - Kolkata
river life - Varanasi	children playing cricket - Varanasi	calm Ganges - Varanasi	snooze - Varanasi
swimmer and clothes - Varanasi	bricks - Varanasi	dog and people - Varanasi	portable restaurant - Varanasi
man on phone in slums - Kolkata	kusti practise - Kolkata	Coffee House at College Street - Kolkata	flame - Nasik
two chairs - Nasik	man in orange - Nasik	busy Ganges - Varanasi	two sleepers - Nasik
water jug - Varanasi	five boats - Varanasi	rickshaw rush - Varanasi	first central - Mumbai
car workshop - Kolkata	kissing car - Kolkata	boat trip - Varanasi	NOKIA - Kolkata
wrestling - Kolkata	boy - Kolkata

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joseantonio	PM reply	13-Nov-2010 18:41
Beautiful tour through your images

Don Hammontree	PM reply	17-Jun-2010 17:21
This is a fascinating gallery. Great pictures - thanks for sharing!

Tu Tran		06-Apr-2010 06:16
You get my vote for your exceptional artistic pictures; however I have to disagree with you regarding "India not a poor country". If you look at the CIA World Facts Site India has GDP of $3900 per capita, and is 164th on the world above VietNam. A few rich people in Mumbai will not define the living standard of the whole nation!

Pedro Lib�rio	PM reply	12-Jun-2009 19:15
absolutly fantastic gallery!!! my vote.

Michael	PM reply	12-Jun-2009 13:57
This gallery is an amazing, sumptuous feast for the eyes and mind! Wonderful! ~V~

John	PM reply	11-Jun-2009 23:18
Outstanding work! Thank you!!

Dudy Tuchfeld	PM reply	09-May-2009 11:02
Excellent images. V.

Gilles Navet	PM reply	10-Nov-2008 23:01
Une galerie pour un livre........... C'est magnifique de v�rit� V Gilles

mohidul	PM reply	31-Jan-2008 12:54
Great & Excellent

Swarnali		18-Jan-2008 05:00
Beautiful pictures. India is a country of contrasts and is very difficult to represent by a few photographs. In most cases photographers trying to capture the 'real' India end up in caricaturing it (despite all the noble intentions). Plus many photographers have cliched ideas about India and end up photos representing those cliches. On the whole a nice effort, But when shall we see a photographer who also looks beyond the cliches?

Vladimir Babkin	PM reply	04-Jan-2008 19:40
I admire.

Sadaqat Ali Syed	PM reply	25-Dec-2007 04:32
Dear Maciej, I am great fan of your work. This is yet again an amazing gallery. I love your work and this is yet another example of superb work done in a country of great variety. I have my roots in india as my grand parents migrated from India. I have visited the country many times and I love the country. I however do not agree with your comments on the poverity rate of India. If out of 1.2 billion, even 50 million rich people is nothing. Have a look at the rural india (makes more than 70% of the country) and then decide whether you can call india rich or poor. By the way on the list of poor countries, india stands at 132 out of 179 countries. In the same region, Pakistan stands at 135, Sri Lanka at 118, Bangladesh at 159. Here is the link to the statistics; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_(nominal)_per_capita

Mohidul Haque		04-Dec-2007 11:17
Great & Excellent Mohidul Haque

fxhautefeuille	PM reply	04-Dec-2007 09:57
Very nice gallery, good compo. Magnifiques

Jeroen Bosman	PM reply	22-Nov-2007 20:00
superbly varied report, there is som much to explore here, v.

enny jameson	PM reply	22-Nov-2007 15:53
again a stunning, excellent very interesting gallery.

Andrew S. Cheung	PM reply	22-Nov-2007 15:08
Impressive gallery with a lot of varieties, of a great country!

patrickjoust	PM reply	17-Jul-2007 20:37
Such a beautiful and thoughtful gallery. Very well done!

Zolt�n Balogh	PM reply	17-Jul-2007 20:00
great gallery with lots of exciting pics! Congratulations!

Tomasz Wojczyk	PM reply	17-Jul-2007 18:28
great gallery

Eric Pouhier	PM reply	16-Jul-2007 19:44
It says : "You have already voted for this gallery", this is a pity because such talented work definitively deserve tons of votes ! Bravo your are very gifted...

Tim van Woensel	PM reply	16-Jul-2007 18:32
Excellent photography. This isn't the first time that I look and comment on one of your galleries, but they are stunning.

Luko G.-R.	PM reply	18-Jun-2007 22:49
I give you my v though I find it very different from what you were doing the past years, even lately in Africa.... I wonder whether you've not drastically changed your post processing work. Looks like you're not looking anymore for the cutting edge compo, more about reporting stuff and describing.

Walter O. Koenig	PM reply	18-Jun-2007 20:30
Excellent Gallery. One of the best on PBase in my opinion. Your gallery shows so many faces of India, the diversity, the colors, the textures and most of all the people. Excellent job. I've added you to my favorites and I voted of course. Best Wishes, Walter

Kiriakos Korakis	PM reply	15-Jun-2007 21:53
It's an Excellent gallery.Needless to say more! Voted !

globalgadabout	PM reply	14-Jun-2007 13:33
what a fascinating collection of images,, capturing the colours and the chaos of these vibrant locales.

Ali Majdfar	PM reply	14-Jun-2007 11:54
Spectacular collection, great work. GMV

Jan Koster	PM reply	10-Jun-2007 21:07
Superb photography and very interesting!

Mismaloya	PM reply	03-Jun-2007 03:39
Beautiful gallery!

fooeleen	PM reply	02-Jun-2007 06:09
India has always been where i wanna go.....just do not have the opportunity yet......your gallery is amazing, brought out the tangible and intangible parts of the city, from the concrete form to the soft humanistic aspects....i love it so much! v

Jim Taylor's Pictures	PM reply	30-May-2007 23:12
Wonderful site. JT

silvia marmori	PM reply	28-May-2007 19:25
an excellent work .. a place at my "list"to travel.. you wrote it.. contrasts more interested now after your gallery ! Voted!

Sergio Pessolano	PM reply	27-May-2007 11:04
Great journalistic mood, as in your style. Voted.

Paul Riley	PM reply	26-May-2007 11:49
Wonderful gallery - some of the photographs of Varanasi are my favourites. Regards, Paul

Johan Moeschlin	PM reply	25-May-2007 16:57
Really great gallery, I have travelled much in India too, please look at: http://www.pbase.com/jmoeschlin/india_2007

Federico D'Inc�	PM reply	21-May-2007 09:26
Another fantastic gallery from you Maciej ......you are an ispiration to me ... big V !!

maximzar	PM reply	20-May-2007 13:45
incredible photos Maciej! Bravo & vote

simon kolton	PM reply	20-May-2007 09:48
i should come again alot good picture in this gallerie congratulation maciek V

Guest	PM reply	08-May-2007 09:15
very nice shots. I was in India last month but on business. I didn't get as much time out as you apparently. "a pupil" is my favorite. It stands out. http://www.pbase.com/johnharvey/jhb I'm posting my India shots one at a time.

tim goodspeed	PM reply	08-May-2007 04:58
Maciej, I really enjoy your galleries. I visit often. I shot with the same lenses and just upgraded to the 5D. I find a lot of inspiration in your images. Look forward to seeing more.

Adrian Reilly	PM reply	06-May-2007 23:16
Amazing work again, u r inspirational Maciej, my dearest friend has been to these places and i would like u to look at her work. http://www.pbase.com/limaili/worldvision http://www.pbase.com/limaili/travel2

Dan Kirchner	PM reply	06-May-2007 18:43
You are so right in stating, "it is a country of contrasts." I have just returned from India after spending four months traveling in this amazing and diverse country. It's always nice to see moments captured from familiar places. Thanks for sharing. Please stop by my India Galleries: http://www.pbase.com/golivelife/tr_as_india

Herve Blandin	PM reply	06-May-2007 16:58
India's economy is hot-iron and bullish as to face China's own's surge, at the same time, people who argue we photographers dwell a lot on showing the "eternal" India (warts and all), and not the upcoming one, have a point. I am not sure we have been that good at showing the surging part, in its human avatars, beyond city landscapes. Here's a thought for future trips there. Talking to myself as well, Maciej. Enjoying, as always, your vibrant take on life as it unfolds in front of you, everywehere you go...Or live!

rkomenda	PM reply	06-May-2007 16:19
no coz, spoko galeria, nie ma co.....voted

Johan Gerrits	PM reply	06-May-2007 12:13
Another fantastic gallery Maciej, your getting better and better, big V

Rodrigo Cunha	PM reply	04-May-2007 18:07
Beautiful gallery Maciej! Wonderful work! Thanks for sharing! V++

Federico D'Inc�	PM reply	04-May-2007 11:20
Fantastic images Maciej .......i look forward to your new work ....you are one of my favourite artists ...big V !

dick.verton	PM reply	02-May-2007 17:41
I am glad to find you! You have alot of beautiful pivtures from my favorite land - India!

JB		30-Apr-2007 00:10
You lost your swing

Kaden Kratzer	PM reply	29-Apr-2007 18:25
Stunning gallery replete w/ great images. Gets ma VOTE.

Graham Hamilton	PM reply	28-Apr-2007 20:22
Reading the comments this gallery means different things to different people. What I most noticed when I visited Mumbai was the mass of people. For me this gallery portrays that aspect of India. Excellent work. If you are interested my Mumbai photos are http://www.pbase.com/graham_hamilton/mumbai_india

Linda Hendry	PM reply	28-Apr-2007 10:20
Excellent gallery!

Jaime Serrano	PM reply	27-Apr-2007 19:13
Splendid gallery full of life. Voted.

Jean-Luc Rollier	PM reply	26-Apr-2007 15:56
Great gallery...India is alive! JL v

geeta		25-Apr-2007 20:53
excellent pictures!! india is all about it's rich old religion and traditions. so next time when you visit india, please try to highlight it's fantastic religion around places like hrishikesh, madhura, brundavan etc. once again thanks for sharing such fabulous work with us.

pik2004	PM reply	24-Apr-2007 15:27
Not a typical homeless pictures from India. Great gallery and well done. Voted.

Magic	PM reply	23-Apr-2007 19:49
nice gallery, voted

Bogdan Szadowski	PM reply	23-Apr-2007 15:32
Top class gallery. V

Jonathan Wong	PM reply	23-Apr-2007 08:58
Great gallery to bring the different liftstyle in India! Maciej, Thanks for ur kind sharing! Jonathan

Claude Renault	PM reply	22-Apr-2007 05:36
Another very good gallery Maciek. I want to see more. Hope you had a nice time. Leaving soon for ... India, once again

Steven Kay		21-Apr-2007 06:04
Good job !

Socius		20-Apr-2007 18:59
Sad to see the snaps. I always see that India is always potrayed as a Poor country country in all the pictures on teh net. Well that is not true..India is not a poor land as the picture dipicts but a land of Beauty and the best sceneries all over. Please do capture the beauties of India. Bu the snaps you have taken ard awesome.

Manuel Libres Librodo Jr.	PM reply	20-Apr-2007 02:21
Do I have to say something. You know I am a fan. You just continue to evolve . Very good shots! More! You went back to India? Next time, please inform me. I wanna join you. Also saw your new profile picture. So young-looking (can't imagine you behind the wisdom taken in each and every frame of your shots).

Jacky Lee	PM reply	19-Apr-2007 07:29
Nice snapshots! http://www.pbase.com/middlehill/london_2005

Steve Viscot	PM reply	18-Apr-2007 16:38
this is another excellent gallery in the making...I'm especiality enjoying the Kolkata shots as I will be visiting this city for the first time on my next India trip :) - vote

EDIT CREATIVE COLLECTIVE	PM reply	16-Apr-2007 13:27
you've ignited my passion to travel here.. thanks...

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