Jaisselmer and Jodpur

All these photos were made on a quick wander inside the walled city...and in a small village nearby.








Priests in a Jain temple.

In the desert

In Jaisselmer, I spent a few hours in the desert on camelback, kicking up sand as I jogged along trying to sync with the weird, wave-like rhythm of my camel's gait. So different than a horse.

It was my first real peek into a life where a every drop of moisture is so precious. Where strong village traditions still thrive. I'll return to these Rajastani desertlands...

Outside Jaisselmer

Rajastan is a psychedelic swirl of color. These pictures were made in a small village outside Jaisselmer, a harsh, desert world where temperature rise into the 90s even in early "winter." It's an agricultural life, with families dependent on their goat herds for survival.