Photographs of Sadhus
Blog Posts about Sadhus
Twelve Years to Create a Photograph
I am a photographer who is prepared to wait, to be patient and not to rush into certain situations. In my experience it is sometimes so much more worthwhile not to pursue a photograph the instant I find myself in […]
Read More ▶Portraits of the Spiritually Reclusive
Thinking about it now, I don’t think I have ever been refused a photograph by anyone I have sat and drank tea with. In India it is an essential ice breaker; a liquid preamble to any really meaningful social discourse and a chance for your host to get the measure of you.
Read More ▶Inspiring Altitude: The Journey to the Source of the Ganges
All the classic Himalayan pilgrimages are, by the very nature of their high altitude destinations, really quite arduous and challenging. I therefore knew what to expect when I set out from the small village of Gangotri to walk up to […]
Read More ▶Podcast: A Candle for the Dead
A podcast of a conversation with Nick Fleming about this photo from the Living Divinely Series. Nick tells the story of the eerie and mysterious lake at Roopkund, 16,000 ft. in the Himilayas on the Nanda Devi Pilgrimage and the circumstances surrounding the photograph he took. Click “Read more…” to listen to the podcast.
Read More ▶Podcast: Sadhus Ready to Charge at the Kumbh Mela
Nick tells the story behind the photograph of the sadhus gathered for the Kumbh Mela and how he shot this picture the instant before they charged into the Ganges.
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