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Experience – The hand-pulled rickshaws of Kolkata
The hand-pulled rickshaws of Kolkata KOLKATA, INDIA Offered by: Soumya Shankar Ghosal (Widely published documentary and street photographer) Starting at $150/person up to 3 people approx. 4 hours Street and Documentary Experience summary Explore an archaic practice steeped in Kolkata's tradition Several iconic motifs decorate the City of Joy's image in visitor's minds — the Howrah Bridge,… -
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Way of the Cross – Luján edition
Is Argentina on your travel bucket list? It should be. The reasons are many — Buenos Aires and its rich cultural draw, Patagonia’s Tierra del Fuego National Park, Mendoza and its Malbec vineyards, the Valdés Peninsula, and the Iguazu Falls to name a few, and I could go on with another dozen names. Luján doesn’t…
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Baseball and Brake Pads
Citi Field stands tall in the background of Willet’s Point, Queens, NYC, just beyond the 7 Train Subway stop on the trip from Manhattan’s Times Square. Deserted stadium parking lots wait for 2019’s Opening Day, reminding the observer that the Mets will play no September baseball this year. Most summer visitors to this neighborhood look…
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Experience – Midnight in Paris
Midnight in Paris PARIS, FRANCE Offered by: Bart Koetsier (Street and documentary photographer, and author of Taillights Fade) $350 per person up to 2 people approx. 4 hours Street photography Experience summary Want to sample the nostalgia of old Paris at night? This experience offered by long-time night photographer Bart Koetsier takes you through scenes… -
The Koliwadas of Versova Village
The Koliwadas of Versova Village MUMBAI, INDIA Offered by: Shweta Agarwal (Street photographer and curator of @hcsc_street on Instagram) $200 per person up to 3 people approx. 4 hours Travel Photography Experience summary Mumbai is made up of seven islands. The Kolis (fishermen) were the first inhabitants to live on these islands. These fishing folks, well-known for their spirited and fun-loving… -
Experience – The living labyrinths of Varanasi
The living labyrinths of Varanasi VARANASI, INDIA Offered by: Vinay Tripathi (Street photographer, journalist and local Varanasi expert) $300 for entire experience up to 3 people approx. 5 hours Street photography Experience summary Varanasi has stood the test of time for over 5,000 years and is said to be one of the oldest inhabited cities in the… -
Experience – The Feast of Saint Jude Thaddeus
The Feast of Saint Jude Thaddeus MEXICO CITY, MEXICO Offered by: Keith Dannemiller (Widely published photojournalist and resident authority on Mexico) $275 per person up to 3 people approx.7 hours Street Photography Experience summary Saint Jude in Mexico is the only Catholic saint in the world to have a monthly veneration on the 28th of… -
Photographer – Keith Dannemiller
» View all photographers Keith Dannemiller MEXICO CITY, MEXICO Widely published photojournalist capturing Mexican society for over 30 years as it constantly reshapes itself Web | Instagram Keith Dannemiller was born in Akron, Ohio and educated there in Catholic elementary and high schools. He graduated from Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee with a B.A. in… -
Experience – World of Widows
The World of Widows VARANASI, INDIA Offered by: Vinay Tripathi (Street photographer, journalist and local Varanasi expert) $250 for entire experience up to 2 people approx. 3 hours Documentary photography Experience summary Want to explore a spiritual world largely unknown to most visitors? Varanasi, known for its iconic Shiva temple, bathing ghats, and 3,000-year old culture,… -
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Our 6 best unique New York City photo tours and experiences
Are you a photography lover traveling to New York looking for tips on what and where to shoot? Chances are that you may have done a Google search for top photo locations or photo tours in NYC. Predictably, you will get a mish-mash of results on tours and photowalks that take you to the iconic…
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Photographer Joana Toro
» View all photographers Joana Toro NEW YORK, USA New York Times and Wall Street Journal published documentary photographer, exhibited in photo festivals around the globe Web | Instagram | Facebook Joana Toro is a self-taught photojournalist and documentary photographer based in New York City and Colombia. She has worked as a staff photographer for… -
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Portraits of Dah Haanu: Photographing the last Aryans of Ladakh
Ladakh, the land of high passes and once a principal entrepôt on the Silk Route, lures many wanderlusts. Mountain kingdom palaces, spectacular high-altitude deserts, magnificent monasteries and their sacred monks, Bactrian camels and jaw-dropping landscapes are truly one-of-a-kind here and attract many a traveler and photographer. And then there are its people. Between Leh and Kargil,…
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Three insights from three Texas small-town rodeos.
The American cowboy has been the protagonist in numerous novels, movies, songs, and a staunch icon of rugged individualism. They rode north from Texas towards Montana, blazing a trail that defined the Wild West. Although “vaqueros” (ranch cattle herders) had been around in Mexico for quite some time, Americans started occupying ranches once owned by…
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The Queens of Queens – A glimpse into the Latino LGBT nightlife of Queens, New York
Queens is often called the “World’s Borough.” It truly is one of the most culturally diverse urban areas of the world and Jackson Heights may very well be its heart. Step off the Roosevelt Avenue subway stop and you will immediately be greeted by taco stalls, ethnic grocery stores, a smattering of Tibetan/Himalayan/Asian food joints,…
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Day of the Dead in Terlingua: an otherworldly photographic experience
Deep into the southwestern edge of Texas lies Terlingua, a small and intimate community of desert dwellers, artists and some retirees who romanticize this mining town from the early 1900s. Terlingua marked the dawn of the mercury rush, mush like California and Alaska did for the gold rush. The mines went bust by the 40s…
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Joana Toro shares her inspiring story of determination amidst adversity in a candid conversation with Loculars
From working at a nightclub, to selling Bibles during the day, and dressing up in Hello Kitty costumes to pay her bills, Joana Toro’s journey as a photographer is one of perseverance and passion. Her work has been featured in The New York Times, Wall Street Journal and Smithsonian Magazine, and she recently collaborated with CNN and Anthony Bourdain’s…
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Willet’s Point: New York’s disappearing Iron Triangle
The Iron Triangle in New York might not mean anything to you unless you need a quick and relatively inexpensive way to get your car fixed. There is no particular reason to go here – it’s smelly, dirty, unkept and, some would say, unsafe. But, if, on-the-edge neighborhoods, migrant communities and their stories, and automotive…
