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