« I like the evening in India, the one magic moment when the sun balances on the rim of the world, and the hush descends, and ten thousand civil servants drift homeward on a river of bicycles, brooding on the Lord Krishna and the cost of living* ». Night roving in India's cities, villages and countryside. To catch an essence of the country, the one from its street life » (James Cameron, News Chronicle, 1957).
- Grant from the Plastic Arts Department, French Ministry for Culture, 8 prints acquired for the National Collection of Contemporary Art in 2005.
- Exhibition at Chroniques Nomades 2005 festival.
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A Barista chain coffee bar in the wealthy neighbourhood of Defence Colony. Coffee is very successfull with the middle class and may soon replace the old Chai (tea with milk and sugar). Delhi, October 2006.
Amarkantak, a holy small town where the Narmada, a sacred river, has its source. India, Madhya Pradesh, April 2003.
Rally of curious people in front of the tent of an itinerant “Bollywoodian cabaret (young women dancing on pop hits). Fathepur Sikkri, Rajasthan, India, October 2006.
Two dancers in the backstage of an itinerant “Bollywoodian cabaret (young women dancing on pop hits). Fathepur Sikkri, Rajasthan, India, October 2006.
A religious festival dedicated to Lord Krishna in the small town of Balisai, West Bengal, India, February 2008.
Young dancers of the Bharatanatyam, a classical dance from Southern India, during a religious festival dedicated to Lord Krishna in the small town of Balisai, West Bengal, India, February 2008.