8/14/2019 India Photography: Sadhus, Beggars, Gypsies and Others

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IndiaPhotography:Sadhus,Beggars,GypsiesandOthers

NarrativesofIndiaandNepal,toldthroughthelensofadigitalNikon,carrywiththemtheseductionofdifference;anditisalmostimpossibletoreallyknowIndiaandNepalunlessyoustandamidstit.

LandscapeandportraitphotographerBrianMoorestartedhiscareerinthelate7

0sandearly80sinIndiaandwasthe"official"photographerforhouseboatownersonDalLakeinKashmiratthetime.

ThisyearhetookinspirationandtravelledbacktoIndiatotakeaseriesofinspiring,reallifereportage-stylephotographs,coveringthelengthandbreadthofthesub-continent,someofwhichhehaspublishedinhisfirstbooktitled"Sadhus,Beggars,GypsiesandOthers".

Attimesaphotographer'slifeisanomadicone.Withahintofcolourandvibrance,mixedwiththeassiduitiesofgraceandhumanity,aphotographerstakesouttheirowninternal,artisticterritory:fromtheresonatingprimecoloursofRajasthantolessmajesticimagesofindifferenceandsurvival,BrianMooreuncove

rsalifebesiegedbydesireandacceptance.

Inhisfirstbook,hetellsendlesstalesofthesub-continent'sculture,itspeopleandenvironment,allowinghisstorytobillowandblusterinthepowerandmomentumoftripsintotheGreatIndianDesert,theBombayslums,itssoothingshorelines,itsrurallifeandofthehardshipsofHimalayanmountainvillagelife.

BeforeleavinghisnativeAustralia,BrianacquiredaNikoncamerawitharangeoflensesand,withhisplayfularmouryofanonymityduringintimatemoments,thisapproachgavehimtheedgeinovercomingstarchedandunnaturalposesofthepeoplehechosetophotograph.HisshotsincludethepeopleandlandscapesofRajasthan,Varanasiduringtherecentthenightlyaarti(fire)ceremony,Nepal'sm

ountainpeopleandbreathtakingviewsand,toalesserextent,otherdestinationshechosetoshootin.

Hismajesticcolourandblack-and-whitelandscapesaregivendepthbyadevotiontoclarityandprecision;andhisportraitssetouthisstallforhowheviewsthecountrytobeatitsveryheart.BrianshotexclusivelyonaNikondigitaland,insodoing,hasmadearchivalfineartlandscapesanditspeoplecomealive.

TheflexibilityofshootingdigitallyenabledBriantoexperiment.Withhisimpressivephotographicstyleandtechnique,BrianMoore'stalentandexperienceofexploringthecolourfulcharactersofIndia,withhisalmostanonymousapproach

toitspeople,capturesimagesthataretheembodimentofIndiaâslife,emotionandenvironment.

BrianMooredetailshisreallifereportage-stylephotographsinfirstbook,beingshowcasedonBlurb,whichprofilesthepeopleofIndiaandNepal.Itisforsaleonhttp://www.blurb.com/books/1219016.