India Notes

by Raghu Rai, Tiziano Terzani

Sans doute le plus grand photographe indien en activité, membre de l'agence Magnum depuis 1977, Raghu Rai nous livre sa vision de l'Inde à travers tous les excès de cette terre de contrastes, sur le tempo des odes composées par Tiziano Terzani, l'un des rares auteurs occidentaux à avoir approché de façon aussi intime la réalité du sous-continent.

144 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 2007

About the author

Raghunath Rai Chowdhry (born 1942), known as Raghu Rai, is an Indian photographer and photojournalist. He was a protégé of Henri Cartier-Bresson, who appointed Rai, then a young photojournalist, to Magnum Photos in 1977.

Rai became a photographer in 1965, and a year later joined the staff of The Statesman, a New Delhi publication. In 1976, he left the paper and became a freelance photographer.[citation needed] From 1982 until 1992, Rai was the director of photography for India Today. He has served on the jury for World Press Photo from 1990 to 1997. He is known for his books, Raghu Rai's India: Reflections in Colour and Reflections in Black and White.

Reviews

[Geetanjali]

Amazing photography and poetic prose. Truly places the essence of India in your lap.

[Monica]

Wonderful