Photography TourKathmandu → Varanasi (Kashi)
Arrival & Ethics Workshop
Arrive in Varanasi and settle into a heritage haveli overlooking the Ganges. Evening workshop on the ethics of street and documentary photography in sacred spaces. Review the work of master photographers who have documented Varanasi.
Varanasi (Kashi) As per plan
Dashashwamedh Ghat & Morning Aarti
Pre-dawn shoot at Dashashwamedh Ghat as priests prepare for morning aarti. Workshop on low-light photography without flash, capturing candle flames and oil lamps, and finding human moments within large rituals.
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The Old City: Alleys & Portraits
Walk through Varanasi's medieval alleyways — barely shoulder-width passages where every doorway frames a potential photograph. Workshop on environmental portraiture: approaching subjects, gaining consent, and capturing personality in cramped spaces.
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Manikarnika & Harishchandra Ghats
Photograph at the two burning ghats where Hindu cremation has continued uninterrupted for millennia. Strict ethical guidelines: no close-ups of faces, no intrusion on grief, focus on the architecture of death and the eternal flame. Evening discussion on photographing mortality.
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Silk Weavers & Artisan Portraits
Visit Banaras silk weavers in their workshops, where the same patterns have been woven for 500 years. Portrait workshop with available light in dim interiors. Document the entire process from silk thread to finished sari.
Varanasi (Kashi) As per plan
Final Edit & Exhibition
Morning review of the week's photographs. Group editing session to select 3 images for a final mini-exhibition. Discussion on how to build a long-term documentary project. Departure after lunch.
Varanasi (Kashi) As per plan
Everything apart from the trip itself is an upsell — tick what you want.
Kathmandu → Varanasi (Kashi) • 6 days • 1 traveller(s) • incl. fees
Rs 152,000
