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Portraits and Scenes from Kolkata, India

It's gray and dark in Tbilisi despite sunny promises of weather forecasters, feel sort of sleepy and low spirited, so I am returning to posting about Kolkata where I spent a month in August/September 2026.

This part is one of my favorite in that city - in general, talkative, easy-going people, and they are not sticky like in small places in the northern plains of India - city folk value time and respect others. Thus, taking street photographs is quite compy in Kolkata.

The guys above spotted me having a large camera, shooting them on the move, stopped the vehicle, posed for a couple of second and left. A great energy sparked thanks to this light communication.

Another lovely interaction in the frame - meeting local kids.

There are gloomier characters there too.

A person living in trash. That's not just poverty but a lifestyle... And that's who is below the blanket.

I never felt excited to start chatting to that guy...

A more simple case: the guy was just sunbatting on the sidewalk. Why not? 😀

Loved this guy - a security guard (looked like) who wanted me to photograph him. He was radiating his unusual charisma - it was clear to me that people loved him.

What a family business – making gods out of clay.

It's hard to imagine what's going on in this lad's head after a day of modeling clay tits.

And that's in a Krishna temple I was invited in:

A young man told me to follow him when I was shooting the place from outside - he said that was his job to show the temple to strangers.

That's him:

A fantastic guide, loved the time with him, he told a lot about the temple and the religion.

Time to go back to the hostel, traveling by buses is another fun in Kolkata.

Actually quite efficient from the point of timing + looking cool.

That's the intersection I daily began my photo walks in Kolkata. I still don't miss it, lol...

I'll keep sharing photos from this amazing city - my cat photography from India is ahead, stay tuned! 😎

The photos were taken with a Nikkor 24mm f/2.8D on a full-frame DSLR Nikon D750 in August-September 2026 in Kolkata, India

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Nice photo blog, thanks for sharing!
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@grindle(79)· 1d
Got to love the people of the sub continent, they in general just love being snapped, hassle free street photography
@theworldaroundme(77)· 1d
Haha! Absolutely full of character! I wouldn't have known anything about these people or this place if I hadn't seen your photos.

Some people really can be happy with a simple life, and some of the little things we normally don't appreciate can mean so much to others. Like that guy with all the rubbish around him, we would throw those things away, while he collects them as valuable possessions, maybe. This teaches us to value what we have. There are so many lessons in these photos.

The people seem to have no pretensions, they're not self-conscious about being photographed, and they're certainly not shy!

Perhaps their minds aren't as preoccupied with physical appearances and how they present themselves. Maybe they see beauty on a different level, where being unique and having fun matter so much more than looks.

I find it all so interesting. I'm especially impressed by how confidently they present themselves, without worrying about the usual what-ifs. I really admire that, and I'm almost jealous because I'm quite camera shy myself!

Great shots! Thank you for sharing them! 😄
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