Rio de Janeiro. Party town? Well yes for some. After three years of multiple visits to Rio I integrated into many social gatherings. This one a Carnaval party with lots of beautiful people at the Copacabana Palace hotel where I too wore black tie. This one went on til sunrise , or rather it is …
Selling balloons on the evening of Tihar / Diwali in at Durbar square in Patan #Kathmandu #Nepal Photo by @asmitaparelkar
Paolo Marchetti Requiem Child In Nicaragua the economic and social precariousness often induces parents to definitive and extreme choices. The illusion of a better future means that they leave their children to be subjected to various forms of violence, thus forcing them to give up schooling and pushing them into the heart of harsh experiences. …
Rio de Janeiro. From my book/magazine “Based on a True Story”, BurnBooks (link in profile). A kaleidoscope of imagery and life of the Carioca culture. Up close and personal. I get wrapped up in whatever I’m shooting. Get to know quickly a few people around me in any situation, then don’t move much. The …
The dogs in Kathmandu are special.. Today they are walking around with marigold garlands around their necks.. It’s Kukur Tihar, second day of Diwali when People worship dogs to acknowledge the bond between humans and dogs.. #dog #Kathmandu #Nepal #diwali #Tihar Photo by @asmitaparelkar
Morning at Patan Durbar square. Patan Durbar square is one of the three Durbar squares in Kathmandu valley; all of which are UNESCO world heritage sites#Kathmandu #Nepal #UNESCO@asmitaparelkar posting from Kathmandu
Rio de Janeiro. From my book (based on a true story) BurnBooks. This unbound book, and later magazine version, was a collaboration with many players not the least of whom was my son Bryan who created the final story matrix that has me even “reading” it to this day. Normally I never look at my …
Magnum Square Print Sale I was planning to write a story this morning on the Rise and Fall of National Geographic Magazine. Yet let me think about that one. I’ll write it later. Requires some thinking. So the story I am writing instead is a bit different. And easy. The Amazing Continued Survival of Magnum …
Rio de Janeiro 2015. I mean really. Not sure I’ve been to another beach quite like Rio. As fall will now turn to winter up here above the equator, it’s spring turning to summer here on Copacabana. This picture recently appeared in Leica’s M Magazine and will be in my upcoming BeachGames book. Listen to …
