CASTANETS IN THE COURTYARD The courtyard of the castle echoes to the sound of clacking castanets. Yet, the castle is neither in Granada nor in Cordoba! Actually, another edition of the Jodhpur Flamenco and Gypsy festival had begun. In early April 2015, Spanish and Rajasthani artists performed here together for 3 days, tastefully combining local folk music and Spanish Flamenco. … [Read more...]
Photo Profile: Robert Eilers
When I first got into photography only a few years ago it was because I got tired of the news station I was working at using horrible images when they had a photographer on staff. Eventually I decided that if I wanted to see something interesting I would have to make something interesting. Not long after that I picked up a Nikon D7000 and a nifty fifty. I tried every form of … [Read more...]
Oh! Calcutta! by Jayant Neogy
Homing Instinct Can you really go back to your past? After all these years, the people you knew and the streets in which you grew up, have all changed except in your fond memories. So, when nostalgia directs your steps home after many a year, what do you really go back to? Surely, it is to memories made up of sights, smells and half remembered faces. But the real ones are all … [Read more...]
Nitz Strap: The Making of a Brand
If you told me a year ago that I’d be making camera straps, I’d have asked you what the weather was like in Fantasy Land. However, here I am making camera straps. It’s been a crazy ride to transform a weekend project into a brand. It still amazes me just how far this has come. It all started out with a new camera. I had just bought a Fuji X-T1 and was in the process of … [Read more...]
The Curse of Kalapani by Jayant Neogy
The Maharaja's Dilemma In 1902, Madho Singh, the Maharaja of Jaipur was losing sleep ever since he had been invited to the Coronation of King Edward VII, Emperor of British India. Usually an honor to be invited to England, he was faced with an epic dilemma. Not to attend would invite the Emperor's wrath, but to cross the ocean or Kalapani would lead to loss of caste, ostracism … [Read more...]