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Duckspool in India
ITINERARY This will not be
a guided tour to places to place your tripod. Peter
Goldfield will provide photographic guidance where requested and we will go
to places and events that will be stimulating to all photographers and
artists">
Duckspool in
India
ITINERARY
This will not be
a guided tour to places to place your tripod. Peter
Goldfield will provide photographic guidance where requested and we will go
to places and events that will be stimulating to all photographers and
artists, and those just plain interested in a world that is often beyond their
wildest imaginings.
Raghu
Rai, India's most distinguished photographer will be introducing us to the country he has been photographing for almost
forty years. An internationally renowned Magnum photographer; he has produced an
array of books on India.
Sanjay Acharya,
is also expected to join us; he has taught photography to students in
Delhi and is presently working as a photographer for the UN There will
be regular group meetings to discuss our work in process with an opportunity to discuss work with Peter
Goldfield. There will be arranged field trips and the chance to travel on
one’s own. Most of the hard
work on the ground will be done for us with the help of Mark
Tracy (Amano Samarpan), photographer and India guru. (prefers "India
Savant" but we'll be the judge!) Mark will
be attending the workshop with his excellent knowledge of Delhi and over 20
years experience of living in India. While Delhi is our notional
"base" we will travel out to 3 main sites of interest: After checking into our hotel, we spend the day at
our own leisure but meet in the evening at the Caravan, the hotel’s
South Indian restaurant at 7.00pm for informal group dinner. Indraprastha
Hotel Breakfast together Breakfast
Indraprastha Hotel Location 2 Mughal Agra Breakfast together and then we drive to a Commune on
the outskirts of Delhi. We shall be spending a relaxing day, trying
meditation and sharing a little together about what we expect from this
trip and formally introducing ourselves to each other. Peter talks more
about the Zone system and chemical based photography, digital stuff and
his view of the world.... Break in Delhi or on route / Hotel Ashoka Travel to Agra by mini bus, lunch en-route, Sikander
Tomb, Taj Mahal by night with difficulty! Breakfast/ Hotel Ashoka
Day in Agra
starting at the Taj Mahal Breakfast/ Hotel Ashoka Day at Fatehpur Sikri, ruined city. Breakfast Agra/ Hotel Indraprastha Workshop
with Raghu Rai Workshop with Raghu Rai Indraprastha
Hotel Location 3 Khajuraho Mon 7 Jan DAY 11 Flight to Khajuraho, pm about 1.5 hours and check into our hotel; introduction to the
area Breakfast Delhi/ Hotel Harmony (Khajuraho) Day spent visiting and photographing temples Breakfast/Hotel Harmony Wed 9 Jan DAY 13 Day spent visiting and photographing temples Breakfast/Hotel Harmony Thu 10 Jan DAY 14 Morning free, afternoon flight to Benares (Varanesi),
the Ganges and all the bits you've heard about...(Tourist India) Breakfast/ Hotel Surya in Benares Fri 11 Jan DAY 15
Early
morning boat trip on Ganges, Benares, Sarnath and beyond. Night train back
to Delhi Breakfast/ hotel Hotel Surya Sat 12 Jan DAY 16 Arrive back in Delhi; film taken in for processing!
Free time. Breakfast Khaj/ Indraprastha Hotel Sun 13 Jan DAY 17 Day in Delhi - night train north to Dharamsala,
home of the Tibetan Dalai Lama. Breakfast Indraprastha Hotel / Train arrive Panthankot 6.00
am??? taxi to Dhar 3 hours hotel A Location 4 Himalayan Foothills Mon 14 Jan DAY 18 Exploring our natural and cultural surroundings,
Himalayan landscape, Tibetan monasteries with Tibetan speaking guide Up in
the mountains - hanging out! hotel A Tue 15 Jan DAY 19 Exploring our natural and cultural surroundings,
more hanging out.... hotel A Wed 16 Jan DAY 20 Might be snow, shades of the Raj, home of the
Dalai Lama, views and birds, totally hung out.... hotel A Thu 17 Jan DAY 21 Taxi to Dharamsala for very early morning train back
to Delhi; Evening slide
show with Sanjay Acharya about his time in Bhutan recently published as a book
of text and photos. Totally relaxed we have a PARTY. Breakfast Indraprastha hotel or on train Fri 18 Jan DAY 22 Final day in Delhi for last minute shopping..... Breakfast Indraprastha hotel Sat 19 Jan DAY 23 Flight back to the UK Breakfast 9 nights at Hotel Indraprastha,
Delhi: 4 Nights Hotel A Dharamsala: 3 nights Hotel Harmony Khajuraho: 2 nights Hotel Surya Varanesi: 3 nights Agra – Hotel Ashoka: IN
GENERAL There will
be regular group meetings to discuss our work in process; after all, we are
travelling as a group of photographers rather than mere tourists. The days in
Delhi with Raghu will involve him looking at our work and talking to us about
it! Raghu is concerned with not just the photograph but the one who is responsible
for the images. Breakfast
is a good time to meet if only to discover whether someone is not well enough to
travel that day!? This is a likelihood but with careful attention to diet and
personal hygiene, it need not happen The
workshop is on-going but there will be lots of time to explore on our own or
with others; maybe you will just want to take it easy! Most film types can be bought in Delhi.
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