Darjeeling People

The people in Darjeeling look less like Indians and more Mongolian/East Asian. It was hard to believe based on the people and the climate (it was chilly) that it was actually still India, but it is. (for now - they want their own identity).

Trees

Fun with trees.

Dajeeling Tea

Well; i learned a lot about tea at the tea factory. And i realized a lot about tea as well, while it may be tasty and nutritious; it isn't really that photogenic, perhaps some teas are, but Darjeeling tea is a bit bland looking. Here are some shots from the factory that supplies Harrods.

Puri People

Local portraits, one of my favorite subjects; and yes that first guy is the official lifeguard of the beach! Awesome right?

Puri Fishing Village

Well, this place was kinda disgusting, but who am i to judge. So, yeah; it's a fishing village built totally around the ocean and they use the ocean for everything; like........ yeah the toilet. So i was standing there watching a kid defecate on the beach and i realized that i was NOT going swimming in this beach. But besides that there were some kinda pretty things to see. We got offered to go out on the boat and shoot them whilst they did their thing, but we had to decline due to time constraints, that woulda been kinda fun.

Cows on the beach

One of my favorite things about India is the fact that cows just walk around and hang out everywhere! I walked down to the beach this afternoon and there they were, cows just chilling on the beach; it was fantastic.