I started my photographic career when I went to India in 1994 for a 6 month internship at the Bosch regional subsidiary MICO Ltd. While I was working there, I used every opportunity to make weekend trips to destinations in southern India. The result is an extensive collection of photos, including Mysore, the Jog Falls, Kodaikanal, Goa, Suratkal, the temples around Hassan, the Nilgiri Hills, Kerala, and of course the Taj Mahal in Agra. Images from Work at MICO, from my home in Koramangala and from Bangalore are included as well. But there was more than work and weekend trips. Some of the encounters were very personal and had a lasting effect on my live. Those were, for example, visits to the Gerizim Integrated Home and School for the Handicapped, and a visit to the Siddapura Slum in Bangalore. In contrast, some of the most beautiful moments have been the two weddings that I was invited to, and attending a Kathakali dance performance in Eranakulam, Kerala.
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