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ni31-15_2monkeys.jpg	The Hindu holy cities have stray monkeys like our cities have stray cats. The down side is stolen breakfasts: any fruit you eat outside (or inside, if there’s an open window or skylight) requires constant vigilance. The up side is, I was able to become pretty skilled at the esoteric art of monkey portraiture. Not every picture was as engaging as the “Monkey of Leisure” on the home page of this web site, but I think I managed to capture some of the very human qualities that kept me in the thrall of these gangly-armed guys. These two are in Pushkar.
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ni31-27SunsetMinarets.jpg	The domes of a temple in the Hindu holy city of Pushkar.
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ni31-35PushCarKids.jpg	I’m in Pushkar, and—forgive me—this is the “push car.” How could I resist these kids when they’re giving me a look that says, “give us a ride, big guy”? Once I got behind the cart and started pushing it up the street, the neighbor kids of course joined them.	y
ni32-26RajputMotherAndChild.jpg	Of all the portraits I’ve ever taken, this is my favorite. The Rajputs in and around Jaisalmer have traditionally made a point of dressing to the nines every day, no matter how poor they are. And these days, they know it’s a big draw for tourists. With her serene beauty and exceptional poise—and the way she caught my eye, posed, and politely solicited a tip—this woman, I’ll bet, makes the bulk of the family income just as a free-lance street model. Even her baby knows how to look compellingly nonchalant.	y
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ni33-07JodhpurFortress.jpg	The two things I remember most about Jodhpur were the immensity of the fortress—the biggest and most imposing of the hilltop fortresses I saw in Rajasthan—and the peculiar lavender-white paint on most of the houses.
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ni33-21TwoDogs.jpg	This one was taken from the balcony of my hotel in Udaipur, looking almost straight down. They’re not even the same breed, and yet . . . is this a perfect shot or what??
ni35-11tajreflected.jpg	And I couldn’t leave India, of course, without heading to Agra and paying a visit to the Taj Mahal. The challenge for the photographer at a place like this is to create a picture that’s original. Well, relatively original. Okay, I’m sure thousands of tourists have taken this exact same shot . . . but at least, the idea of using the famous reflection without the famous symmetry (vertical or horizontal)—I came up with that idea myself.
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