A young vendor carrying a broad basket of marigold offerings speaks with a visitor in a crowded gathering in Varanasi, 2019

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Markets & Commerce

Shops, vendor trays and flower offerings place exchange within the daily life of the city.

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Markets & Commerce

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A young woman sits at a small shop or stall speaking on a mobile phone, with flowers and goods nearby, Varanasi, 2019 — **A Call at the Shop**Contemporary everyday life within the older city.V-2019-115

A seated man in a green turban rests beside an elevated vendor tray on the ghats of Varanasi, 2019 — **Work and Waiting**Work and waiting on the ghats.V-2019-048

Work and Care on the Ghats

A cargo bicycle, a shave, a haircut: encounters with people at work and in one another’s care.

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Laughter at Work

Men and women preparing betel nuts by hand in Hassan, Karnataka, and the laughter of a brief encounter.

Close portrait of an older man in a knitted cap and green sweater at the tea stall.

Chai in Amritsar

A short stop for tea after a visit to the Golden Temple.

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Photographic Collection

Markets & Commerce

Shops, vendor trays and flower offerings place exchange within the daily life of the city.

Explore the collection

Markets & Commerce

Each collection brings together photographs through a shared subject. Follow an image into its story, or discover it again through another place or theme.

Work and Care on the Ghats

A cargo bicycle, a shave, a haircut: encounters with people at work and in one another’s care.

Explore this subject across India

Related photographic encounters

Follow this theme through individual encounters in the wider archive.

Laughter at Work

Men and women preparing betel nuts by hand in Hassan, Karnataka, and the laughter of a brief encounter.

Chai in Amritsar

A short stop for tea after a visit to the Golden Temple.

Continue exploring

Return to the archive entrance →Journey by place →Learn about the documentary approach →