Stand Up For Science - March 7, 2025

Our new family member is encouraging me to take him outside - and to take more photos. I am not complaining..

#ricoh #gr3x #photography

I often go to New York City. Usually day trips on the Amtrak from D.C. for work. I always have a camera on me but I struggle to take photos there. I always end up looking up at the buildings and the skyline. NYC sometimes feels like a giant 🖕🏾to my notions of what a city can be. #photography

Spotted - a drone flying in the D.C. area! Near Regan airport. Someone do something please 😱. (/s obviously)

#ricohgr3 #photography #gr3 #streetphotography

DC has the most spectacular sunrises. These photos are from earlier this year. I walked along the Mt Vernon trail as the sun crept up over the Potomac and Washington monument. For a sprawling metro, the DMV has plenty of space for beauty and peace. #photography #fujifilm #sunrise #dmv

Part of my family follows a religion called Jainism. Non-violence to all living things is a key part of Jainism. Every time I read Larkin's poem, I think of the Jain monks from my childhood who walk with a broom in front of them so they don't step inadvertently on an insect in their way..

I am Indian, British and live in the US. I spend a lot of time in India. I love the contrast between the wide open skies and clean lines of the US and the clutter and chaos of India. When I get fed up of one, I find peace in the other.
#photography #blackandwhite #ricohgr3 #travel

I grew up in the “old City” area of Vadodara (a town in Western India). Over the last 30 years the area is emptying out. The neighbourhood that I spent many a long summer is all dilapidated houses and locked doors. #photography #fujifilm #streetphotography

I love taking photos when I am back in India. No other place does the grand and the chaotic at the same time at the scale that India does. Khanderao Market has a grand Victorian facade and an absolute warren of little shops and stalls inside. #photography #blackandwhite #nikon

I have been taking photos for years - street photography, portraits, family pictures .. usually of people and urban environments. My father was a keen photographer and while he didn’t get out much in the last couple of years he had an impressive kit and loved wildlife photography.

Flower seller with lotus - Khanderao Market, Vadodara (December, 2024)

My father loved photography. I took one of his cameras to the main flower market in Vadodara this morning. He was into wildlife and I like street photography. But I think he would have liked this photo.

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Is it time to break out the emergency whiskey?