Pushkar Achyute Photography: Travel

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Diary of Homo sapiens sapiens

Homo sapiens sapiens or human beings are without a doubt one of the strangest of creations.They don't just stay alive,they change themselves,change their environment,create cultures,create tools,they create the means for their survival.This is an attempt to capture the random moments from random lives of completely random people.

Pace off.

The singing stones.

Stones..as we generally see are very drab, neglected objects (except geologists!). But there are some places where this same neglected, 'defense from dogs' tool turns into a marvel of art. Last month I got a chance to visit 3 of such places Agra, khajuraho and Orchha. Agra, as we all know has a marble marvel where at other two places there are sandstones.
Though I have titled it 'The singing stones', I have also included the paintings from Palace at Orchha, because they are worth a visit! (For more info on Orchha - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orchha )

The sunrise.

Interactions.

Many times when people visit historical places all we can see are the images of the monument, and in my personal opinion that is a bit monotonous. So I decided to focus on the interaction of the people with that place, what they do when they visit these places and how everyone has its own perception about the place!
And yes there are some some shots where there are no people in the frame, Those are my own perceptions, my own interactions..

The Minar.

The brick makers..

Some of the images from a visit to a local brick making factory (or veetbhatti as popularly known) making bricks in a traditional way.Most of these people are from karnataka and its a seasonal business from almost all of them. They settle around Pune almost 6 months before monsoon,making and selling bricks to local builders and then head back to native place for farming as the monsoon approaches.

Brick making is a very hard task as you are most of the time exposed to lot of heat,either for drying the bricks in sunlight or for baking them in specially built furnaces.In a single season several lakhs bricks are made, one furnace generally contains around 50,000 bricks and in single season they make 2 to 8 such furnaces depending upon area and manpower available. Most of these people migrate along with the families and all the family members have their helping hand in brick making.

(All this information was gathered from a single veetbhatti where I went to photograph, and it might not be applicable in generalized manner. Though the work is going on will update as much information I will get from each visit)

Harihareshwar...an essence of konkan.

Had a 2 day visit to this lovely place last week. It has all the things you expect from a coastal destination, Delicious sea food, modaks, pristine beaches, beach sports (parasailing etc.) and a scenic coastal road for a refreshing drive!

1. Marching time

A day in Diveagar.

Had gone to Diveagar few days ago just to spend time with old friends, but turned out to be a decent trip for photography also!

Serenity..

Monsoon Mania

1.The stream....Mulshi,Pune

High in the Himachal.

Had an amazing trip to an unseen, offbeat places in Himachal Pradesh, Thanks to Infinite Journeys,Pune for suggesting such off the track destinations and making all the arrangements! We visited 4 places, Thanedar, Sangla, Sojha and Gushaini. Out of these Sangla is much remote and nearest to India-China border.
Sharing few images of the trip with you. Critique,comments and suggestions most welcome!

1. Curls.

Auli-Kuari pass trek 2012

Himalaya...a place where earth meets heaven, where people struggle hard fighting with the beast outside but still nurturing a beauty inside. Where nature blooms without a limit,but can also destroy everything without a notice, where a line between life and death is so thin, an existing moment is only thing that you can rejoice upon, uncertain about the moments to come...Himalaya, its not just a mountain..its a way of life!

1. On the way to Gorson top.