Posted by Admin on February 26, 2012
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Note from Admin:- To the greatest nation on Earth and Mankind’s greatest compromise to the Divine,…For the Land of My Birth,My Love,My Glory,My Sacrifice and My Passing, Ever Unto Thee…I shall never forget you nor let go, for it is in you that I am forever nested beyond the confines of the Cosmos and Origin…
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When France-born photographer CLAUDE RENAULT came to India, he fell in love with the land he now calls “a special place” and his “second country.” His observant eye finds inspiration in commonplace sights that most people let pass without a second glance. His lens seeks out hidden character in the map of human faces, in their laugh lines, dark eyes and unpretentious smiles. A passionate traveler, Renault’s journey is fueled by the mantra: “I won’t travel just for a nice landscape or an historical monument, but for what makes a country: the people.” Enjoy his candid, fascinating and inspiring photos. You will never look at India the same way again. And if you are a foreigner wandering in India with a camera, we invite you to share your impressions of India.
Saying hello to God in Sri Sailam, Andhra Pradesh.
Papu during the camel fair in Pushkar, Rajasthan, in 2001.
This Rajasthani pilgrim was sitting inside a small temple next to her husband in Ram Jhula, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand.
This woman is the owner of a small ‘Chai’ place in Ram Jhula, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand.
A Muslim girl in Gulbarga, Karnataka.
A lovely woman I met walking in the streets of Jodhpur, Rajasthan.
A Lambadi woman waiting for the bus in Hyderabad.
Ma Ganga in Hampi, Karnataka.
Danuko, Sri Sailam, Andhra Pradesh.
Papu in Pushkar, Rajasthan. I met her for the first time in 2001. Now she owns a little shop near the Ghats.
France-born photographer Claude Renault in Varanasi.
View more of his work on his website.
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