Rohit Iyer

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During winters, life turns too extreme in the Trans-Himalayan region of India. Frozen farm lands limit people from growing any food during winter. Temperatures can drop below minus twenty freezing all available, stored or tap water. Butchers from around the village, have to go by the river bed with their flock of sheep to cut and clean its meat. All the meat is transported to the town and later distributed to shops. Spiti is a high altitude or cold desert having close similarities to the neighboring Tibet and Ladakh regions in terms of terrain and climate. Kaza, situated along the Spiti River at an elevation of 3,650m, is the largest township and commercial center of the Spiti valley.

Photographer

Rohit Iyer

Part-time art enthusiast and a full-time photographer working primarily in the field of documentary, fine art and everything in between. I find story-telling is like planting a forest and fine art is more like planting a garden. The two processes complement each other, creating a complete landscape that I treasure. My keen interests lies in observing lines, forms and most importantly light-shadow responsibilities in creating dynamic pattern formations.
"Find beauty in some battered old porch or cluttered spaces. Celebrate life, the essence of all living-souls imprinting this world
Fall in love with the small, the eccentric, the ordinary; whatever is made out of caring."

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