Udaipurs Summerpalace Udaipur is known for its palaces and forts. Literally translated, Udaipur means white city, which becomes especially clear when looking at the summer palace, which is located in the middle of Lake Pichhola. Today it is a star hotel and exclusively accessible to hotel guests.
Squirrel
Alexander Maxelon2019-08-15T19:06:19+02:00Squirrel This squirrel eats the remains of a roll left on the street by a tourist.
Lizard
Alexander Maxelon2019-08-15T19:06:58+02:00Lizard India has a diverse fauna. Besides big mammals like elephants and tigers there are also small reptiles like this lizard that rests on a stone in the Indian province Karnataka.
Hair Trader
Alexander Maxelon2019-08-15T19:07:59+02:00Hair Trader On the KR market in the south Indian metropolis Bangalore all kinds of goods are traded. The market is famous among tourists especially for its flower market, but there sometimes one can also find some hair traders.
Hanging Monkey
Alexander Maxelon2019-08-15T19:08:39+02:00Hanging Monkey Monkeys roam around all over India: on the streets, even in temples. This one hangs at the entrance of a temple and looks at the incoming visitors.
Indian Lady
Alexander Maxelon2019-08-15T19:09:18+02:00Indian Lady The colours of her clothes dominate this picture, which, like many of my portraits, was taken in the Indian city of Hampi. The lady sits in front of the entrance of her house and observes what is going on in the street.
Indian Boy
Alexander Maxelon2019-08-15T19:10:42+02:00Indian Boy Not desperate, but much more out of breath, this boy looks at me when I took this picture. Before that he followed me with his friends and wanted to impress me with his soccer skills.
Boy on Cart
Alexander Maxelon2019-08-15T19:12:11+02:00Boy on Cart The boy poses almost proudly on a blue cart in an Indian side street. Proud not because he climbed it, but because I took the time to take a picture of him. This picture is not a snapshot from the hip, actually I was asked by him to shoot the picture [...]
Child in Door
Alexander Maxelon2019-08-15T19:11:24+02:00Child in Door I had to be quick to portray this little girl in her front door. Shortly after the shot, her mother came, not to close the door, but to straighten the headgear and make her smile for the picture, which then would ruin the authenticity.
Boy with blue Shorts
Alexander Maxelon2019-08-15T19:09:45+02:00Boy with blue Shorts With a sceptical expression this boy looks into my camera lens while I portray him. The blue-yellow contrast of his clothes gives the picture additional expressiveness.