Last summer I worked on a volunteering assignment for non-profit organization Sambhali Trust in Jodhpur, India. Click here to read my post about Sambhali Trust. Today I am glad to inform you that my Sambhali Trust book has been published! Please use a Book Show below to flip through the pages of a digital version [...]
‘India’ Posts
Incredible !ndia. Sambhali Trust Book
Posted: 24th January 2012 by Memographer in India, Nona HoraTags: Empowering Indian Women and Girls, Incredible India, India, Jodhpur, Memographer, Rajasthan, Sambhali Trust, Sambhali Trust Book, spread the word, Volunteering Help Projects, Volunteering in Asia, Volunteering work in India
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Incredible !ndia. My new friend Sumaiya
Posted: 26th August 2011 by Memographer in India, Nona HoraTags: Delhi, Incredible India, India, Indian Girl, Memographer, National Rail Museum, Nona Hora, Sumaiya, Travel to India
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Sumaiya is a beautiful and very intelligent girl who wants to become an astronaut (!). We have met at the National Rail Museum in Delhi. She has stopped by and helped me understand how the steam engine works… Yes! In 5 minutes we became best friends. Furthermore, she has said she likes to model :) [...]
Incredible !ndia. Three Days in Delhi
Posted: 25th August 2011 by Memographer in India, Nona HoraTags: Delhi, Delhi Old Market, Incredible India, India, India Gate, Indian Festival, Indian Girl, Indian Holiday Festival, Indian Man, Indian School Buses, Indian Steam Locomotives, National Rail Museum, Photojournalism, Rajpath, Rastrapati Bhavan, School Rickshaws, Sights To See in Delhi India, Steam Trains in India, Street Photography, Things To Do in Delhi, Tourists, Travel Photography, Travel to India
Three days in Delhi were fun! The weather? – 100°F (+38°C), 100% humidity… ewww! However, almost all items in my “to-go list” were crossed out. I have memographed :) Rajpath, Imposing India Gate, Parliament House, Chandni Chowk and Main Markets, Mahatma Gandhi Memorial and National Gandhi Museum, National Zoological Park, National Rail Museum, and other [...]
Incredible !ndia. Sunrise at Taj Mahal
Posted: 24th August 2011 by Memographer in India, Nona HoraTags: Agra, Incredible India, India, Indian Girl, Indian Rail Road, Indian Woman, Jaipur - Agra Marudhar Express Train, Jaipur Agra Train, Memographer, Nona Hora, Photojournalism, Sanya, Sights To See in Agra India, Street Photography, Sunrise at Taj Mahal, Taj Mahal, Things To Do in Agra, Tourists, Travel Photography, Travel to India
Taj Mahal – one of the Seven Wonders of the World – check! :) According to a hotel’s manager, it was raining in Agra for the last five days (monsoon season). The first dry morning was the only morning I stayed in Agra. So I thanked God for the opportunity to photograph Sunrise at Taj [...]
Incredible !ndia. Pink City – Jaipur
Posted: 21st August 2011 by Memographer in India, Nona HoraTags: Amber Fort, Amer, Amer Fort, Amer Palace, Bicycle Rickshaw, Bicycle Tuk-Tuk Rickshaw, Birds, Camels, City Palace, Dromedary, Generations, Goat, Great Wall of Jaipur, Hawa Mahal, Incredible India, India, Indian Elephant, Indian Girls Dancing, Indian Monkey, Jaigarh Fort, Jaipur, Jal Mahal, Jantar Mantar, Kobra, Lake Palace, Nahargarh Fort, Nona Hora, Palace of Winds, Photojournalism, Pigeons, Pink City, Rajasthan, Rajasthani Boys, Rajasthani Girls, Rajasthani Man, Rajasthani People, Rajasthani Woman, Rambagh Palace, Rickshaw, Sights To See, Snake Charmer, Street Photography, Things To Do in Jaipur India, Tourists, Travel Photography, Tuk Tuk
It took about eight hours to relocate to my next destination – Jaipur, located in the semi-desert lands of Rajasthan (east of Jodhpur). A road trip across rural India was fun, a monsoon rain… not so much! My first impression of the city – it consists of two totally different parts: new and old cities. [...]
Incredible !ndia. Pushkar Lake
Posted: 20th August 2011 by Memographer in India, Nona HoraTags: Arabian Camel, Camels, Dromedary, Incredible India, India, Indian Camel, Indian Pigeons, Pushkar, Pushkar Lake, Rajasthan, Street Photography, Things To Do in Pushkar India, Tourists, Travel Photography
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Pushkar is one of the oldest cities of India. It is one of the five sacred pilgrimage sites for devout Hindus. The city is often called “Tirth Raj” – the king of pilgrimage sites – and has in recent years become a popular destination for foreign tourists. It lies on the shore of Pushkar Lake. [...]
Incredible !ndia. Sambhali Trust
Posted: 18th August 2011 by Memographer in India, Nona HoraTags: Empowering Women, Incredible India, India, Indian Girls Dancing, Jodhpur, Memographer, Nona Hora, Photojournalism, Rajasthan, Rajasthani Girls, Rajasthani Woman, Sambhali Trust, Things To Do in Jodhpur India, Tourists, Travel Photography, volunteer, volunteering work
In Jodhpur I had the opportunity to provide my services (volunteering work) to a non-profit organization Sambhali Trust. The people I have met there and things they do for others have changed my life forever. Govind and Mukta, the founders of Sambhali Trust, Renu, Corinne, Marta, Shahrzad, Marina, and other volunteers, thank you for your [...]
Incredible !ndia. Blue City – Jodhpur
Posted: 17th August 2011 by Memographer in India, Nona HoraTags: Blue City, Broadband Internet, Clock Tower Market, Holly Cows, Hotel Haveli, Incredible India, India, Jharokha Restaurant, Jodhpur, Man on Bicycle, Mehrangarh Fort, Memographer, Photojournalism, Rajasthan, Rajasthani Boys, Rajasthani Girls, Rajasthani Man, Rajasthani People, Rajasthani Woman, Schoolgirl, Things To Do in Jodhpur India, Tourists, Travel Photography, Tuk Tuk
Jodhpur. I have felt in love with Jodhpur, its blue cityscape, its people, its food… its everything! The memories from this part of my Indian trip are popping up with clear sunny sky, colorful women’s outfits, smiling faces of people I have met, and holly cows resting in the middle of traffic :) Jodhpur was [...]
Incredible !ndia Photo Book – Work Started!
Posted: 15th August 2011 by Memographer in India, Nona HoraTags: Bring-backs Page Photo, Incredible India, Photo Book, Travel Photography
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Good news – I have started working on my next photo book – Incredible !ndia. Those who followed me during the last three years will recognize this page ;) I always start or end Nona Hora books with a “bring-backs” page – a photo of stuff from my camera bags. View other posts from my [...]
Incredible !ndia. Thar Desert
Posted: 7th August 2011 by Memographer in IndiaTags: Arabian Camel, Bishnoi People, Camel Safari, Camels, Dromedary, Incredible India, India, Indian Boy, Indian Girl, Indian Hut, Indian Kids, Indian Man, Indian People, Indian Woman, Nona Hora, Photojournalism, Rajasthan, Rajasthani Boys, Rajasthani Family, Rajasthani Girls, Rajasthani Kids, Rajasthani Man, Rajasthani People, Rajasthani Woman, Street Photography, Thar Desert, Things To Do in India, Tourists, Travel Photography, Travel to India
The beginning. I have started my Indian Nona Hora project in Jodhpur, Rajasthan. I stayed two days / one night in Thar Desert with a wonderful Rajasthani family. I cannot thank enough Gemar and Mewa for the memories I captured during my stay in their hut. The rides in Gemar’s 1957 Jeep in desert sands, [...]