"Sachin Ghai describes Yamuna Ghat in Delhi, India, as his idea of a photographer's paradise. In winter, thousands of migratory birds circle the wooden row boats on the river, he says. During foggy, golden sunrises it makes for incredible images. For Ghai, travel photography is a passion, so he had orchestrated a short trip from his home in Nabha, Punjab. First, he had visited Agra, to capture the Taj Mahal. The next morning, he awoke before dawn to visit the Yamuna River."
"Despite being one of the most polluted bodies of water in the world, locals can be seen fishing while visitors take boat rides from the ghat, the name for the flight of stairs that leads to the water. In this image, the people on the boats are feeding the birds, Ghai adds. They call out Aww, aww' and the birds glide towards that spot, as if they instantly recognise the familiar call of kindness."
Sachin Ghai traveled from Nabha, Punjab to photograph Yamuna Ghat in Delhi after visiting the Taj Mahal in Agra. He rose before dawn to capture the foggy, golden sunrise when thousands of migratory birds circle wooden rowboats on the Yamuna River. Locals fish and visitors take boat rides from the ghat, a flight of stairs leading to the water. People on the boats feed the birds, calling out and drawing them close. Ghai considered converting the image to black and white but retained color to preserve the gleaming hues of sunrise, mist, and the soul of the morning.
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