My dear friend Munna Lal in the last days of his life
"Holi" Festival celebrations in Varanasi, India © Russell Shakespeare 2018
"Varanasi, India" © Russell Shakespeare 2017
the Corner Store
The workout, Wrestlers Gym, Varanasi, India" . ©Russell Shakespeare 2017
Workout
"I read the newspaper avidly. It is my one form of continuous fiction" -Aneurin Bevan . ©Russell Shakespeare 2017
Avid Reader
"If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured or far away.” - Henry David Thoreau . photo ©Russell Shakespeare
the Drummer
"Munna Lal, Varanasi" . ©Russell Shakespeare
Eternal Flame
"Ravi's Chai Shop, Varanasi" ©Russell Shakespeare 2017
Ravi's Chai Shop
I still love to use film for my own personal work, this photograph was taken with a nikonos water camera. I still love the feel of film, of winding on, rather than the digital automatic wind on....must be showing my age.
"the Leap of Faith" ©Russell Shakespeare 2017
the Leap
Varanasi, India . ©Russell Shakespeare 2016
Step Up
Varanasi, India ©Russell Shakespeare 2017
Varanasi
"Smoker" Varanasi, India ©Russell Shakespeare 2017
Smoker
"Worker, Varanasi, India" . ©Russell Shakespeare 2017
Worker
"Varanasi Junction Railway Station, Varanasi, India" . ©Russell Shakespeare
from the archives
"Holi Festival" Varanasi, India. photographed with a Nikonos-V film camera using Tri-X 400 . ©Russell Shakespeare
Film Friday
"The Weaver" Varanasi, India © Russell Shakespeare
Dream Weaver
from the Vault
I came across this photograph while reviewing the archive. Photo was taken in Varanasi 1988. I was fresh out of Art College and shooting film. © Russell Shakespeare 1988
"Dog Tired, Kedarghat, Varanasi" © Russell Shakespeare 2016
Dog Tired.....Varanasi
"Sisterhood, Kedar Ghat, Varanasi" © Russell Shakespeare 2016
Sisterhood
"Happy Dog" © Russell Shakespeare 2016
Happy Dog
The Electrician © Russell Shakespeare 2016