Sweets & Shrines – Day of the Dead, Lake Patzcuaro, Mexico

Posted on November 1, 2015 by benpipe

Dia de los Muertos Souvenirs, San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, Mexico

Dia de los Muertos Altar, San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, Mexico

Dia de Muertos Souvenirs, San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, Mexico

Dia de los Muertos Costumes, Patzcuaro, Michoacán, Mexico

Dia de los Muertos Celebrations, Patzcuaro, Michoacán, Mexico

Pelota Phurépecha aka Wuarukua (Fire Hockey), Dia de los Muertos Celebrations, Jarácuaro, Lake Patzcuaro, Michoacán, Mexico

Dia de los Muertos Celebrations, Tzurumutaro, Lake Patzcuaro, Michoacán, Mexico

La Santa Muerte Altar, Lake Patzcuaro, Michoacán, Mexico

Dia de los Muertos Decorations, Uricho, Lake Patzcuaro, Michoacán, Mexico

Catrina Dolls. Capula, Michoacán, Mexico

Girl dressed as a Catrina, Dia de los Muertos Celebrations, Capula, Michoacán, Mexico

Dawn at The Taj Mahal, Agra, India

Posted on April 2, 2015 by benpipe

Two days in Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India

Posted on March 31, 2015 by benpipe

After four days in Mathura covering the first days of Holi I took a bus down to Agra. I’ve been before but with it only 50km away it was hard to resist shooting the Taj Mahal again with fresh eyes; … Continue reading →

Shopkeepers of Mathura

Posted on March 26, 2015 by benpipe

Aside from photographing the Holi celebrations in Mathura, I also spent time making portraits of the shopkeepers I came across during my walks around the city. Here are a few of my favourite images..

On Location – Holi Festival, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, Northern India

Posted on March 9, 2015 by benpipe

I’m away in India at the moment, travelled here late February to cover the Holi celebrations. Here is a sneak preview of the portraits I shot over the course of the festivities in Mathura, Vrindavan and Nandagaon. Will have the … Continue reading →

Portraits of the Karo Tribe, Omo Valley, Ethiopia

Posted on February 23, 2015 by benpipe

The Karo or Kara is a small tribe with an estimated population between 1,000 and 3,000. They are closely related to the Kwegu tribe. They live along the east banks of the Omo River in southern Ethiopia and practice flood … Continue reading →

Isla del Sol, Lake Titicaca, Bolivia – Part One

Posted on February 13, 2014 by benpipe

From Copacabana it is a simple boat ride across to the Isla del Sol (Island of the Sun), 20 Bolivianos (approx £1.90) secures passage on the 1 1/2 hour voyage from one of the few jetties I didn’t photograph on … Continue reading →

Day Eight – Streets of Ollantaytambo, Peru 17-01-2014

Posted on January 24, 2014 by benpipe

Free time in the morning to explore the village, one of the only towns or villages in Peru to still have the original Inca grid layout. On my way back to the hotel I came across Lurda with her sister … Continue reading →

Day Five – Pisac, Peru 14-01-2014

Posted on January 16, 2014 by benpipe

Young girls in traditional dress, Pisac Textiles Market, Sacred Valley, Peru

Up early again, this time heading east from the lodgings in Cusco, the sky looks overcast from the bedroom window but it might be worth heading out, I walk down the pathways and come across a viewpoint looking towards these … Continue reading →

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