Within the Frame: The Journey of Photographic Vision

The Feel of Place: Sensual Exploration

One of my favorite places in the world is Old Delhi, particularly Chandni Chowk. Walking it is sensory chaos. It’s loud; the din of horns and bells and voices is inescapable. The air is thick with smells—diesel fumes, motor oil, incense, goats (both alive and recently butchered). It’s a place you experience with every sense, each new smell or sound turning your head and pushing your curiosity. It’s overwhelming and exhausting. But when walking it with camera in hand, it’s a place you can’t help but feel strongly about. I come out of Chandni Chowk with more images on a single outing than I gather in a week in other places. I think the more levels on which a place engages and captivates you, the more compelled ...