The Natural : Sorbetto Sugar Scrub
I could eat this. More citrusy things from Paintbox Soapworks. Lavender, Pink grapefruit, Lime and Litsea essential oil. Emulsifying sugar scrub, which basically means it makes suds. Like a soap.…
Vodafone Foundation Connected Women Report 2014
The Vodafone Foundation, in collaboration with the Cherie Blair Foundation. This report has been produced by the Vodafone Group, supported by the Vodafone Foundation and in collaboration with Professor Linda…
Return from #Dharchula #EyesForDestinations
You recall Honorary Capatin Bhola sahab? He had said he’d wait for us when we left Dharchula at 6/7 a.m. on the road where his home is located. True to…
#WhatsUpNaina : July 2014 Update
Welcome to crazy busy July with bouquets & brickbats. All in all, a very happening month and nothing makes me happier than being busy. A lot has happened and the…
The Salad That Feeds Me
The photographs should be self-explanatory – it’s a very simple salad. I sometimes add processed meat like sausages etc. to it depending on how bored I am. Otherwise salt &…
Simple Pleasures : Chai
I like this new thing my life. Green tea. It’s not packaged / retail green-tea – no brand. It’s straight from a tea estate in Aambari, West Bengal. Full leaves.…
19 #CoverUp
Just another day out meeting friends and getting some shopping done. Summers means lots of Linen for me. My only problem with Linen is that it creases too easily and…
Down Memory Lane #OldHome #Dharchula #EyesForDestinations
It would be sacrilege to not visit the home we used to live in 30 years ago when Dad was posted at Dharchula. This day was dedicated to that. We…
Agency Emails & How They Tried To Arm Twist Me
Here is an email exchange I recently had with a Digital Agency / PR firm that wanted me to tweet about their client’s brand. First email from them on Day…
Solid Scent Balm : The Englishman
What an introduction to a solid scent balm. It’s called The Englishman no less. ( You know I’m weak-kneed for the British accent and all things British don’t you? )…
Attempt at a Picnic #Dharchula #EyesForDestinations
Boya and girls all ready for a picnic further down the road from Dharchula. Food & drink packed and a couple of Maruti Gypsies to ferry us. We set out…
Paintbox Soapworks : Bookkeeper’s Butter
This is one of their all time best-sellers and it has become one of my favorites as well. Bookkeeper’s Butter : Intense hand & cuticle salve, with pink grapefruit &…
Europe : Amsterdam, Heineken Factory & Museum
A walk through the Heineken Beer Factory and Museum in Amsterdam. You buy a ticket for the unassisted tour and at the end you get to drink some beer too.…
#Dharchula A Walk To Nepal #EyesForDestinations
You can walk across a foot-bridge that hangs over the Kali river, from Dharchula to Nepal. Residents are permitted to move to and for without permits / paperwork – I…
18 #CoverUp
While I was shooting, the subject said I should spend some time in front of the camera as well. So here I am. Thank you for the awesome photos @akanksharedhu…
Adobe Photography Symposium 2014 Bangalore
My first professional speaking engagement as a luxury and lifestyle photographer at the Adobe Photography Symposium 2014 at Bangalore.
Goa with Wendell Rodricks, Part IV
I had a flight to catch today. I would be leaving Wendell’s lovely home. The Casa Dona Maria. With a heavy yet joyful heart. Beautiful, beautiful, warm, delightful home. Above,…
The BodyShop : Tea Tree Oil
I’ve always had terrible acne and I had been taking a lot of Isotretinoin and I didn’t want to be taking drugs any more to get rid of acne in…
Dharchula Firing Day #EyesForDestinations
On our second day at Dharchula, we got lucky. The Kumaon Scouts’ planned a morning at the firing range! The boys were especially pleased because they hadn’t ever done this…
#AloftBengaluruCBP Hotel Launch #SPG
Yup. That’s a Cessna ( without it’s engine ) hanging from the ceiling of the newly launched Aloft Hotel at Cessna Business Park, Bengaluru. Fitting. It’s a delightful hotel and…
First Day at #Dharchula #EyesForDestinations
After that insane spell of driving for getting to Dharchula, we woke up looking like zombies the next morning. Also, as a welcome to Dharchula’s Kumaon Scouts, there was an…
The Sartorialist : Closer #BookReview
I love good books with good images. This is one of them. I purchased this as a gift for @akanksharedhu and had so many second thoughts that I almost never…
Four Points by Sheraton #Bengaluru #EyesForDestinations
Recently got a quick tour of a new hospitality property at Whitefields, Bengaluru called Four Points by Sheraton, a Starwood Property. It launches officially in July 2014 and in that location…
Femina June 2014 #Feature
One-page feature of our #BeYoung work with Fiama Di Wills at Wills Fashion Week : photographs by Akanksha Redhu and me. The feature has photographs of Akanksha, Rasna Bhasin, Aanchal…