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Nirmalabai

Rajan P. Parrikar — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 06:13:28 +0000

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These are images of Nirmalabai Jadhav made one late evening in Korgaon in north Goa. She was crossing the village square when I first noticed her. When I went up and asked if she would agree to a portrait, she was moved to tears.

Nirmala Jadhav of Korgaon, Goa
5D Mark II, 135L

Crossing the street
5D Mark II, 135L

Nirmalabai
5D Mark II, 135L

Mahadeo Bali

Rajan P. Parrikar — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 22:19:31 +0000

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As soon as I saw the figure of Mahadeo Bali one evening in Korgaon, I knew that I had a great subject for a portrait. The first image below is a candid, moments before he saw me with the lens pointed at him. There is something very Goan about him. Men of this manner and look won’t be around for long.

Mahadeo Bali of Korgaon, Goa
5D Mark II, Zeiss ZE 50 f/2 Makro Planar

Mahadeo Bali
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The Tailor of Korgaon

Rajan P. Parrikar — Sat, 27 Aug 2011 18:42:06 +0000

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We had a close shave with the barber of Korgaon sometime ago. Today we meet Suresh Hiroji, the tailor of Korgaon, an enchanting village in north Goa. Once the staple of all, rich and poor, bespoke has now gone out of fashion. Hiroji and his tribe are on their last legs but the perpetual grin on his visage is eternal.

The first two images below were taken in July this year. In the first, a candid seen from the street, the logo of the Merritt sewing machine invented by Isaac Singer is visible. The final image was made in 2009, at a shutter speed of 1/20s, a demonstration of the excellent image stabilization capabilities of Canon’s EF 24-105L lens.

Suresh Hiroji, the tailor of Korgaon
5D Mark II, Zeiss ZE 100 f/2 Makro Planar

Suresh Hiroji
5D Mark II, Zeiss ZE 100 f/2 Makro Planar

The Art of Bespoke
5D Mark II, 24-105L

Romancing the Goan Monsoon – Take 2

Rajan P. Parrikar — Sun, 21 Aug 2011 01:26:00 +0000

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More scenes from around Goa in our ongoing romance with the monsoon.

Morning in Campal, Panjim
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Monsoon foliage: Colocasia (tero) and Cassia tora (taikilo)
5D Mark II, Zeiss ZE 50 f/2 Makro Planar

In the fields at Korgaon
5D Mark II, Zeiss ZE 50 f/2 Makro Planar

Sugandi Toraskar of Korgaon
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Ganulo

Rajan P. Parrikar — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 04:12:45 +0000

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I was loitering in Korgaon one evening, taking in the languid rhythms of this rural corner of Goa, when I first spotted Ganulo ambling along on the village street. I trailed him firing off several frames without his knowledge before striking up an acquaintance. Ganulo is the nickname of Ghanashyam Dhond, a lifelong denizen of Korgaon. This nonagenarian belongs to both a time and a type that are now on the way out.

Ganulo of Korgaon, Goa
5D Mark II, 85L II

A few weeks later I was again in Korgaon and there he was, hunched over in the temple verandah.

Ganulo
5D Mark II, 85L II

A Close Shave

Rajan P. Parrikar — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 11:19:14 +0000

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I was loitering in Korgaon in northern Goa when I descried the village barber Apa Korgaonkar in action. Armed with my wide angle 14 mm lens, I decided to go head-to-head with Apa’s weapons.

For 15 minutes I watched the proceedings, with my lens barely 8″ or so away.

Village barber Apa Korgaonkar in Korgaon, Goa
5D Mark II, 14L II