Ladakh on my mind

I met Tenzing in Delhi. This amazing photographer has no airs and would be happy to tell you that he took those stunning pictures using a D 70 (my baby – I started digital photography with) and one lens! This was his first display of pictures.

He is a Tibetan exile, got a few grants, and ventured out to explore the Himalayas. He describes the journey as a ‘Pilgrimage’!

Beautiful! Photography is ‘being spiritual’. It is about knowing your inner self and answering the inner voices. I’m at most peace when I am taking pictures. I don’t mind the long hours, the long wait, the patience with the hope that Il get something MAGICAL! It makes it better if you got someone with similar wavelength and great comfort level traveling with you.

Actually, would be interesting if I ever decided I wanted to travel alone. No baggage! ‘Varanasi’ maybe!

Tenzing lives in Kabul and is planning Mustang, Nepal and Bhutan next. I ended up having a long chat with him. Curious if he travels alone, where next, what does he do, where he prints, how he travels, where he lives mostly and if I could join him on his ongoing photography journey somewhere middle!


* Pictures taken by Tenzing, displayed at the India International Centre, Delhi

I left Delhi with one thought - I hope I do justice to my art, to my training, to my masters teaching and my INSPIRATION.