Photos: Experience Spiti Valley's splendor, in monochrome

In an exhibition titled 'Light and Lines in the Middle Land', photographer Amit Verma captures otherworldly images from the desert-valley landscapes of the Himalayas, evocative in greyscale

Jan 21, 2020, 15:07 IST2 min

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Rock Paper Scissors: ChitkulOnce I cut out some magazine copythat quoted the "O Pioneer!" author, Willa Cather: “I like trees because they seemmore resigned to the way they have to livetha...

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Grazing: To Chandratal Lake“If you can imagine it, you can do it,” the saying goes. So he does what he must do:He waits.For the grazing guests to draw nigh. Foreground.For the mist to lift ...

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The Middle: To Chandratal lakeThe grandeur of beginnings has faded.The end is not in sight.The land feels as barren as it looks.The slope is subtle, but still a slog. Will we ever reach the...

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Light & Lines: JispaSometimes light unfolds, and other times it strikes.Like lightning, a severe and devastating lightcan split a thing in two. It rakes its jagged saw across the thing,It s...

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Rooted: Sangla Valley, Sutlej RiverThe quietest and surest thingis the tree planted by the river. Nothing bothers it.It knows its roots. They are deep and reliable and resilient.Not a gust ...

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The Same Bend: Kaza & LangzaThis is that road the Beatles sang of—.The long and winding one.The one that leads me to your doorand back and back and back again. I’m losing count of the times...

Image by Amit Verma