In the 50th year of his illustrious career, veteran photographer Raghu Rai ditched his trusty professional camera for a smartphone and set off across the country, doing what he does best: capturing glimpses of life, people and elusive moments.
The results are stunning; a set of photographs marked by extraordinary detail and clarity. Shot all over India over a period of 21 days in August this year, these photographs have been compiled into the ace shutterbug’s latest book “India through the eyes of Raghu Rai”.
From a panorama of jet-black clouds gathering over a beach in Mahabalipuram, to a solitary scooter whizzing past ferns and junipers on a lonely Himalayan road, the photographs take a new meaning in the master shutterbug’s hands, turning ubiquitous images into moments charged with life, energy and vitality.
