Last days.... India

One City Block - Mumbai

The density in India is mind boggling, these pictures were all taken on the same block.

Fishermen of Kerala

I shot these pics over the course of two days while traveling the tropical backwaters of Kerala (India’s southernmost state). The men in the photos come from a long line of fishermen, born into a low caste, it’s nearly impossible for them to find better jobs. Some days they earn a few dollars, other days they go home empty handed or with just a few fish to feed their families.

Two very different Faces

Snapshots from Delhi

A little break from India......

This was the third time I've shot Astrologer Tim Stephens for the Courier's "Year in Stars" issue. It's a bit of a challenge to conceptualize astrology in a photo so I was really happy when the picture turned out as good as it did. A big thanks to the good folks at Vancouver's planetarium for letting us shoot there.

Dhobi Ghat - Mumbai

Just minutes away from Mumbai's touristy Coloba district is Dhobi Ghat, the world's largest open air laundromat. Servicing the city's ten million plus inhabitants, the predominantly male workforce spends each day washing laundry, mostly by hand. The work is strenuous, the heat and humidity, extreme and the vapors from the detergent, nauseating. From dusk til dawn the men stand in small pools of chemical water beating the clothes against concrete walls. It was exhausting just to walk around taking pictures, I can't imagine the strength it takes to actually put in a days work here. It was yet another experience in India that really had an impact on me. It's so humbling to meet people who work so hard for so little.... really puts things into perspective.