Steve McCurry is a photographer par excellence, and a member of Magnum Photos. In his new book, McCurry gives us a glimpse of India in pictures, iconic images that he has taken in over 40 years of visiting India, showcasing the people and the extraordinary settings of ‘one of the most spiritual countries on Earth‘
‘India’ Explores the lives of everyday people in extraordinary settings through a camera lens. This book features 150 images, many of them previously unpublished, along with images that have become known across the globe. Take a look at some stunning images from the book below:
Mahouts sleep with their elephant. Rajasthan, 2012.Bicycles hanging from the side of a train, West Bengal, 1983.A crowd carries a man during the Holi Festival, Rajasthan, 1996.A Rabari Tribal elder, Rajasthan, 2010.Crowds gather for the Kumbh Mela festival on pontoon bridges across the Ganges, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, 2001.Stepwells have existed in India for hundreds of years, and helped to provide water storage during the dry seasons and offer people a place to socialise. This one was pictured in Rajasthan, 2002.Busy street in Kolkata (Formerly known as Calcutta) India. Circa 1990.Girls in red, Rajasthan, India.A tailor carries his sewing machine through monsoon waters, Porbandar, Gujarat, 1983.Bodh Gaya, Bihar, India
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