Category Archives: Photography

Street art

Posted on September 11, 2011 by Ajay Jaiman
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Buffaloes on zebra crossings – The Gurgaon story

Posted on May 4, 2011 by Ajay Jaiman

Our documentary film was first shown as part of an exhibition & seminar ‘What makes India urban?’ at AEDES Am Pfefferberg, Berlin, a gallery that focuses on architecture. In less than two decades, the rural landscape of Gurgaon has taken … Continue reading →

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Which camera should I buy?

Posted on November 2, 2010 by Ajay Jaiman

I am often asked ‘Which camera should I buy?’ Sometimes the query is about digital SLR (DSLR) cameras, at other times it is about point-and-shoot (P&S) cameras. After trying to answer the question in short bytes online and in long … Continue reading →

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Manali to Leh – Self-supported cycling trip

Posted on October 10, 2010 by Ajay Jaiman

After years of thinking about it and weeks of planning we finally did it. Close to 600 kms of cycling from Manali to Leh (because Tanglang La was closed and we had to take a detour at Debring and go … Continue reading →

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Hiking in the Spiti valley

Posted on July 10, 2010 by Ajay Jaiman

In June I traveled almost the entire length of the Spiti valley in the ‘European backpacker’ style. Using local buses (non-a/c with non-reclining seats), hitching rides, and hiking– from village to village and from monastery to monastery; eating in ‘dhabas’, … Continue reading →

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Top 40 Outstanding Nature Photographs – a set on Flikr

Posted on June 24, 2010 by Ajay Jaiman

The International League of Conservation Photographers, a fellowship of the top professional conservation photographers working today, was recruited to nominate nature photographs that the member photographers considered to be ‘the best,’ in whatever way they chose to define it, to … Continue reading →

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Going to Zero!

Posted on June 15, 2010 by Ajay Jaiman

Zero is a quaint name for an unknown town hidden in the undergrowth of the deep jungles of Arunachal Pradesh — a state that is itself tucked away in the north-east of the country and is clearly not on the … Continue reading →

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Digital photo-documentaries by underprivileged kids

Posted on May 19, 2010 by Ajay Jaiman

Some years ago I had an opportunity to work with underprivileged kids across of India. One project that I really enjoyed was working with them to create a photo-documentary of their world. Most of these kids had never seen a … Continue reading →

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Musings on self-supported cycle travel

Posted on May 17, 2010 by Ajay Jaiman

I like the idea of self-supported cycle travel. It gives you a feeling of freedom, almost liberation from the constraints of ‘tourism’. Or at least that is what I thought. To put it to test, the first order of business … Continue reading →

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Buffaloes on Zebra Crossings – The Gurgaon Story

Posted on November 26, 2009 by Ajay Jaiman

AEDES Am Pfefferberg, a gallery that focuses on architecture, organized an exhibition & seminar ‘What makes India urban?’ Our documentary ‘Buffaloes on Zebra Crossings – The Gurgaon Story’ was part of this. The exhibition was inaugurated on October 9, 2009 … Continue reading →

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