A young woman sits at a small shop or stall speaking on a mobile phone, with flowers and goods nearby, Varanasi, 2019

Photographic Collection

Everyday Life

Work, grooming, transport, movement, communication and day-to-day routines form the core of the archive’s people-first documentary approach.

Curated, not exhaustive

Everyday Life

A public collection presents an editorial selection drawn from the archive. A photograph can appear in several meaningful pathways while remaining one underlying archival object.

A seated man in a green turban rests beside an elevated vendor tray on the ghats of Varanasi, 2019 — **Work and Waiting**Work and waiting on the ghats.V-2019-048

Two men cut a boy’s hair in a public space on the ghats of Varanasi, 2019 — **Haircut on the Ghats**Personal care carried out in the shared riverfront environment.V-2019-055

A barefoot boy carrying a small metal container walks across the ghats, captured with motion blur, Varanasi, 2019 — **Boy in Motion**Movement across the riverfront.V-2019-088

A man walks along the ghats carrying a bundled load on his head, Varanasi, 2019 — **Carrying a Load**Labour and movement against the red riverfront wall.V-2019-091

A barber shaves a reclining customer in a narrow outdoor lane in Varanasi, 2019 — **A Shave in the Lane**A close view of personal service in public space.V-2019-093

A man transports heavy metal containers by cargo bicycle in Varanasi, photographed in 2014 — **Work on the Move**Labour and transport are part of the day-to-day street life surrounding the riverfront.V-2014-112

A close shaving scene on the ghats of Varanasi, photographed in 2014 — **A Shave on the Ghats**Personal grooming occurs within the shared public environment of the riverfront.V-2014-667

A man tends a seated woman’s hair on painted steps of the ghats in Varanasi, photographed in 2014 — **Care on the Steps**Everyday care and the strong geometry of the painted steps coexist in one documentary scene.V-2014-512

Work and Care on the Ghats

Transport, grooming and service reveal the riverfront as a working social environment.

A man prays at a shrine through a weathered blue doorway in Varanasi, photographed in 2014

Sacred and Ordinary

Prayer, contemplation and everyday activity share the same public landscape.

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Photographic Collection

Everyday Life

Work, grooming, transport, movement, communication and day-to-day routines form the core of the archive’s people-first documentary approach.

Curated, not exhaustive

Everyday Life

A public collection presents an editorial selection drawn from the archive. A photograph can appear in several meaningful pathways while remaining one underlying archival object.

Work and Care on the Ghats

Transport, grooming and service reveal the riverfront as a working social environment.

Sacred and Ordinary

Prayer, contemplation and everyday activity share the same public landscape.

Continue exploring

Return to the archive entrance →Journey by place →Learn about the documentary approach →