INDIA - STORIES AND PORTRAITS | NAVID BARATY

Born and raised in rural Ohio, photographer Navid Baraty's artistic passion led him from his unfulfilling days of working as an engineer to becoming a photographer in San Francisco and then New York City. He became obsessed with photography because of its universal ability to engage our senses and tell a story. Navid wants his work to accurately portray the human condition and shape the way people think about the Earth.
Navid's work has won numerous awards and has appeared in publications and exhibitions worldwide. His work has also been used in a large-scale installation.
Clients and publications include National Geographic, CNN, BMW, The Huffington Post, Daily Mail (UK), CBS New York, WNYC, New York Daily News, San Francisco Chronicle, Popular Photography, Digital Photographer Magazine, Men’s Journal, San Francisco Magazine, Airbnb and Fast Company.
Stock clients include the National Geographic Image Collection and Getty Images.
Navid lives in Brooklyn, New York

Sunrise on the Ganges river

Taj Mahal mosque

From my window on an early morning train from Jaipur to Delhi

Puja ceremony on the Ganges river, an evening ceremony that honors the Hindu god Shiva. The candles, symbolic offerings to Shiva, are lit and then set free on the Ganges and contain a prayer of the person who set it afloat.

Sunrise on the Ganges river

The cafeteria of a Sikh temple in Old Delhi. The temple serves free meals to thousands each day.

From the window of my train to Delhi from Jaipur. So many families live right on the tracks.

Spice market in Old Delhi

All images  © Navid Baraty

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