Scenes of life

Few things in life bring me more joy than observing the life around me in its most profound banality. I find comfort in seeing witnessing life flow around me, in becoming familiar with ways of living and doing that are foreign to me, in watching people engage in their peaceful daily routines. I love capturing these fleeting moments of life and preserving a lasting memory of a time, a people, and their culture.

Group of Guatemalan women wearing colorful huipils at a festive gathering in Sumpango.

Sumpango, Guatemala – 2019

Father and son sharing a moment of connection amidst the crowd at the animal market in Nizwa

Nizwa, Oman – 2024

Men celebrating the Kurdish New Year (Nowruz) with music and dances in Bewran, Kurdistan.

Kurdistan, Iran – 2024

Group of three Khampa men holding prayer wheels and Buddhist rosaries, sitting on a bench in Dege.

Dege, China – 2025

Hindu pilgrims sitting under a palm tree by the Ganges River in Varanasi.

Varanasi, India – 2023

Iraqi kids playing foosball in a destroyed building at sunset in Mosul

Mosul, Iraq – 2024

Peruvian woman holding her child wrapped in traditional Andean textiles.

Cusco, Peru – 2018

Daily life scene: Khampa mother holding her child outside Dege printing house.

Dege, China – 2025

Elderly Tajik woman wearing a traditional headscarf and her daughter, coming back home, in a serene grassy landscape in Wakhan.

Wakhan, Tajikistan – 2024

Busy fishing harbor scene with women and children near colorful fishing boats in Saint Louis.

Saint-Louis, Senegal – 2023

Khampa man in Sichuan Tibet, Dege town, carving Buddhist mantras into wood on train.

Sichuan, China – 2025

Bustling market street in Peshawar, with vendors and pedestrians filling the frame.

Peshawar, Pakistan – 2024

Andean dancers in red and white costumes performing during the Fiesta de la Candelaria.

Puno, Peru – 2019

Uyghur man and his sleeping child buying bread on the streets of Turpan.

Xinjiang, China – 2025

Omani men and children gathered around livestock at Nizwa’s historic market.

Nizwa, Oman – 2024

Kurdish man wearing traditional clothing standing outdoors in Kurdistan, Iran.

Kurdistan, Iran – 2024

Achuar children playing in a lush Amazonian clearing surrounded by greenery.

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Dalit children outside Mysore market — girl holding a baby, her sister staring at the camera.

Mysore, India – 2025

Close-up of an Andean woman carrying her child wrapped in a colorful shawl.

Puno, Peru – 2019

A group of Omanis in their traditional dishdashas, negotiating at the gun market in Nizwa

Nizwa, Oman – 2024

Afghan men sitting outdoors in front of their bird shops, looking directly at the camera, in Kunduz

Kunduz, Afghanistan – 2024

Mexican women in traditional clothing participating in a local event in Chamula.

Chamula, Mexico – 2019

group of women walking through the stunning blue-tiled mausoleum complex in Samarkand.

Samarkand, Uzbekistan – 2024

Kurdish women dancing and gathering in celebration of Nowruz amidst traditional attire.

Kurdistan, Iran – 2024

Group of Gyarong women in traditional dress playing cards in Danba town.

Sichuan, China – 2025

Fruit and vegetable market scene in Mysore, India — vendor and customer engaged in conversation.

Mysore, India – 2025

A group of Omani men dressed in white dishdashas, with a Bedouin woman in the foreground wearing her traditional mask, at the bustling Nizwa goat market

Nizwa, Oman – 2024

Two women in colorful saris, morning scene in a Kerala backwater village, surrounded by palm trees.

Kerala, India – 2025

Bolivian women selling fruit and vegetables along a busy street market in Sucre.

Sucre, Bolivia – 2019

Close-up of Mexican indigenous woman and kids dressed in vibrant costumes during a cultural celebration.

Chamula, Mexico – 2019

A Kurdish man proudly brandishing his Kurdish scarf in front of a bonfire, symbolizing Nowruz, in vibrant traditional outfits in Kurdistan, Iran

Kurdistan, Iran – 2024

Festive parade scene with colorful costumes and large puppets in Mexico.

Oaxaca, Mexico – 2019

Daily life in the countryside of Mexico, a taxi standing in the middle of the street.

Oaxaca, Mexico – 2019

Group of vibrant Andean dancers posing together during the annual festival.

Puno, Peru – 2019

oyful group of women and children celebrating near the riverbanks in Varanasi, India.

Varanasi, India – 2023

Senegalese children playing in front of the ruins of their school, which collapsed due to rising waters, in Saint-Louis, Senegal

Saint-Louis, Senegal – 2023

Market scene in Almaty, Kazakhstan: a young man waiting for his bread in front of a woman's shop

Almaty, Kazakhstan – 2024

Group of Gyarong women and man in traditional dress playing cards in Danba town.

Sichuan, China – 2025

Local market scene with Bolivian men in traditional attire selling produce.

Sucre, Bolivia – 2019

A street vendor in Idlib sells bread, surrounded by traffic and market activity.

Idlib, Syria – 2025

boy playing in a garden behing the taj mahal

Agra, India – 2023

Bolivian man wearing a hat sitting on steps, gazing into the distance.

Sucre, Bolivia – 2019

Woman inside a traditional ger in a small village, northern Mongolia, indoor natural light portrait.

Mongolia – 2025

Khampa man praying near the Dege printing house.

Dege, China – 2025