A Photo Essay: The Colors of Rajasthan in Winter

Twelve days in January, three cities, one camera. A very short post for a long project.

Rajasthan in winter is a different country than Rajasthan in summer. The light is softer, the people are out, the desert is forgiving. I have been four times now in the cold months and not once in the hot ones. I am told this is wrong of me. I do not care.

The photos do most of the talking in this one. A few were taken on a Leica M11; most on a Fuji X100V. The X100V is the only camera I would recommend without reservation to a writer who occasionally takes pictures. It is small enough to live in your bag.

I will not narrate every shot. The blue of Jodhpur. The pink of Jaipur. The gold of Jaisalmer. You have seen these colors named a thousand times. What surprised me this trip was the green — the new winter wheat in the fields outside the cities. Nobody talks about Rajasthan being green. In January it is.