Hello everybody!
March 8th was the day of Keef Charles' arrival to Kolkata. Since we are sharing a large airbnb apartment for the duration of his stay, I moved from "my" small place into the new one at 9 am. The airbnbs are very close to each other, only about 250 meters. Keef came with his taxi from the airport soon thereafter. He was tired after the overnight journey, so he took a long nap while I went out on the nearby streets for some snaps. This was the last day of Holi and the party was still on in some places. Even where things had calmed down, the colourful traces of Holi in people and on the ground could be seen just about everywhere.
I got a lunch of chicken biryiani before going back and by then Keef was awake. At about 4 pm, Shubhodeep Roy came and picked us up for an afternoon and evening of shooting. First we went to College street, where used books are sold in many many stores. Keef had a meal in the beautiful old coffeehouse where Shubhodeep used to go during his college days.
Then he took us to the Kumartuli area where gods are made. Made of straw and clay, that is. Interesting and visually striking, it was hard to not just keep shooting the clay figures and remember to get some street shots as well. We continued towards the Ganges before getting an Uber to our airbnb.
Thank you Shubhodeep, for showing us your city, the City of Joy!
Be well, guys!
Niklas
