Work

18 stories: assignments for The New York Times and BBC Travel, and long-term personal projects. Latest on Behance ↗

01

Spiti Winter 2014

Spiti Valley, Himachal Pradesh · Life in Spiti · 2014

Six months through a winter that falls to −30°C: the people, work and rituals of a high-altitude desert when the roads close.

Spiti Winter 2014, Spiti Valley, Himachal Pradesh
Spiti Winter 2014, Spiti Valley, Himachal Pradesh
Spiti Winter 2014, Spiti Valley, Himachal Pradesh
Spiti Winter 2014, Spiti Valley, Himachal Pradesh
Spiti Winter 2014, Spiti Valley, Himachal Pradesh
Spiti Winter 2014, Spiti Valley, Himachal Pradesh
02

Assam

Assam · The New York Times · 2014

Villages, rivers and tea country in Assam, on assignment for The New York Times.

Assam, Assam
Assam, Assam
Assam, Assam
03

Arunachal Pradesh

Arunachal Pradesh · The New York Times

Faces and firelit kitchens in India’s far north-east, for The New York Times.

Arunachal Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh
04

Forgotten Valley

Johar Valley, Uttarakhand · BBC Travel · 2016

Abandoned stone villages on the old trade route to Tibet, photographed for BBC Travel.

Forgotten Valley, Johar Valley, Uttarakhand
Forgotten Valley, Johar Valley, Uttarakhand
Forgotten Valley, Johar Valley, Uttarakhand
05

Braj Holi

Mathura, Uttar Pradesh

Colour, crowds and devotion across the villages of Braj during the week-long festival.

Braj Holi, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh
Braj Holi, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh
Braj Holi, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh
Braj Holi, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh
06

Maha Kumbh Mela

Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh

The largest gathering on earth, at the confluence of the Ganga and Yamuna.

Maha Kumbh Mela, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh
Maha Kumbh Mela, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh
Maha Kumbh Mela, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh
07

Hikkim Village

Spiti, Himachal Pradesh

Summer in one of the highest villages in the world.

Hikkim Village, Spiti, Himachal Pradesh
Hikkim Village, Spiti, Himachal Pradesh
Hikkim Village, Spiti, Himachal Pradesh
08

Kinnaur

Kinnaur, Himachal Pradesh

Apple country below the Kinner Kailash range.

Kinnaur, Kinnaur, Himachal Pradesh
Kinnaur, Kinnaur, Himachal Pradesh
Kinnaur, Kinnaur, Himachal Pradesh
09

Ladakh 2010

Ladakh · 2010

Herders, monasteries and children of the Changthang and the Indus valley.

Ladakh 2010, Ladakh
Ladakh 2010, Ladakh
Ladakh 2010, Ladakh
Ladakh 2010, Ladakh
10

A Night in Hanle

Hanle, Ladakh

One of the darkest skies in Asia, and the monastery beneath it.

A Night in Hanle, Hanle, Ladakh
A Night in Hanle, Hanle, Ladakh
A Night in Hanle, Hanle, Ladakh
11

Zoji La

Kashmir–Ladakh

The gateway to Ladakh: trucks, snow walls and the people who keep the pass open.

Zoji La, Kashmir–Ladakh
Zoji La, Kashmir–Ladakh
Zoji La, Kashmir–Ladakh
12

Deities and Shamans of Kullu

Kullu, Himachal Pradesh

The village gods of Kullu and the people who carry them.

Deities and Shamans of Kullu, Kullu, Himachal Pradesh
Deities and Shamans of Kullu, Kullu, Himachal Pradesh
13

Shant Mahayagya

Rohru, Shimla · 2025

A rare festival that happens in Rohru only once every 52 years.

Shant Mahayagya, Rohru, Shimla
Shant Mahayagya, Rohru, Shimla
14

Raikas of Rajasthan

Rajasthan

Life with the Raika, Rajasthan’s camel and sheep herders.

Raikas of Rajasthan, Rajasthan
Raikas of Rajasthan, Rajasthan
Raikas of Rajasthan, Rajasthan
15

Himalayan Van Gujjar

Himachal Pradesh

Forest pastoralists and their buffalo on the summer migration.

Himalayan Van Gujjar, Himachal Pradesh
Himalayan Van Gujjar, Himachal Pradesh
16

Winter in Shimla

Shimla, Himachal Pradesh · Life in Shimla

Home, under snow.

Winter in Shimla, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh
Winter in Shimla, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh
Winter in Shimla, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh
Winter in Shimla, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh
17

Jaagra

Shimla district · Life in Shimla

An all-night festival for the village deity.

Jaagra, Shimla district
Jaagra, Shimla district
18

Apple Picking

Shimla district · Life in Shimla

Harvest season in the orchards around Shimla.

Apple Picking, Shimla district
Apple Picking, Shimla district