It will be a futile attempt if I start penning down the beauty of Taj Mahal, as words would fail miserably to ever describe the beauty of this architectural masterpiece built by Shahjahan the Mughal King, as a symbol of his eternal love for his begum, Mumtaz Mahal.
I wouldn’t be wrong in saying that Taj is one of the most photographed monuments in the world, and has been shown in its glory by maybe millions of people till date.
Here is my humble attempt to add my little bit by glorifying the brilliant flooring patterns, surrounding landscape and built forms that are often missed by most, mesmerised by the Taj itself.
Hope you enjoy the slightly distorted perspective here 🙂
Waking up early and rushing to catch the sunrise at Taj with my friend Gary, who had flown himself into India just the prior day added a lot of excitement to the trip.
This was Gary’s first experience of seeing life in India so up close and it probably made him understand the real meaning of phrases like ‘comedy of errors’ ‘order in disorder’ ‘riot of colours’ ‘safety is a just a state of mind’ and lastly GOD EXISTS 🙂
Stunning pictures and content Rajan!! You are so talented!! I love this article and the attention to the things we people sometimes ignore in the presence of beauty! Your work just keeps getting better by the day!
Thank you VP, you are so so inspiring- 🙂
The pics are awesome Rajan! Great write up too. You are inspiring me do blog too.
Thanks Bhai, guess it was a good decision to use the fish eye! Gives a different perspective for sure.
You must do the blog.
I uploaded this on the blog site almost after two years, need to fill in the gaps soon, and I plan to be regular now.
Cheers!!
“A good photograph is one that communicates a fact, touches the heart and leaves the viewer a changed person for having seen it. It is, in a word, effective.”
— Irving Penn
Copied this quote as I could find no words to express how stunning these pictures are!!