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People listening to religious lecture at Maidan in Kolkata.

this was across from manhattan. i was in brooklyn at the time skating with friends.

A tribal child holds his pet and smiles.

A sadhu meditating at dawn in Varanasi.

This is my little sister faith. She is only eight and already tells it like it is.

portrait of my little cousin rico. Although he has medical problems and is allergic to almost everything. He is still able to smile.

Desert Nomad: Korr, Northern Kenya

Washing and Drying clothes at Varanasi.

Women washing their saris at Gangasagar fair.

An American icon parked next to the beach in San Clemente, California

Women offering prayers to the Sun god at Gangasagar Fair.

Young Sadhu at Gangasagar Fair.

Drying Sari at Gangasagar Fair.

A Boatman of Varanasi, India.

Shivering reminder of the shameful decision taken in 1938 to prohibit Jews to enter the Bruehlsche Terrasse in Dresden, Germany.

Wind over Yosemite Valley

Alex, 16 months, holding his fists with an invitation for a fight.

Birds facing the wind in Miami Beach, on a December afternoon.

The water tower in Haviland, Kansas.

The Tacoma paper mill, the source of the infamous "Aroma of Tacoma".

Life Is Just A Merry Go Round..

A worker at the famous donut factory in Pike Place Market serves up piping hot donuts to customers.

Light pours in through a wide window in Seattle's Pike Place Market.

9th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest

Young Sadhu at Gangasagar Fair.

Young Sadhu at Gangasagar Fair.

Subhendu Sarkar

Kolkata, India

Member since 2014

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© Subhendu Sarkar.
All rights reserved.

Image Source:

digital

Date Taken:

01.2011

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Date Uploaded:

March 29, 2011, 10:01 a.m.

Camera Make:

Camera Model:

NIKON D80

Focal Length:

16mm

Shutter Speed:

1/4000

Aperture:

f2.8

ISO:

ISO500

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