The dual life of Mr Panday

Is this a portrait of my dad.. or one of modern India, caught between contradictory westernization and traditions... ?

Lucknow, India

Influences #1

Amongst the many photographers i look up to, there are a few whom i tend to always keep in mind... Martin Parr - the Eugene Ionesco of photography! - is definitely one of them..

i think his series on british homes somehow influenced me to take this shot..

Sainchand - Mongolia

..while this one surely comes from his hilarious views of tourists!

Xiahe - China

Be sure to check out Martin Parr retrospective on Magnum's website!

Black and white

Darjeeling - India