Rawal Jaisal founded Jaisalmer in 1156. The city lies near the extreme western edge of Rajasthan, about 100km east of the border with Pakistan. It is called the “Golden City” because of the color of the sandstone that is used for construction in that area. The sandstone is particulalry soft and therefore easily carved to create exceptionally detailed facades to the buildings, the most notable example being the Patwon Ki Haveli.
These towns lie in the Shekhawati region. Mandawa and Mukundgarh are famous for their havelis
The elephant ride up to the Amber fort outside of Jaipur is an amazing experience even if it is full of tourists and touts when you get on the back of the elephant and look at the impressive fort looming above you can’t help but be impressed
I sat in the back of a jeep whilst driving through some very rural areas, the school children ran after us and were very excited by the site of a foreigner. I snapped some shots from the back of the car as we drove down the road with the children in pursuit
Some more images from the 2011 Pushkar fair. These were mostly taken at 50mm, I wish I had a 90mm but it was good for me to use 50mm as it is a length I don’t really use much normally for work and so it was good to be out of my comfort zone
Images from the 2011 Pushkar Fair in Rajasthan. The majority were taken with the Leica Summilux-M 1:1.4 / 50 mm
