Works by two Korean photographers taken predominantly in Ladakh, Varanasi and Dharamshala over a period of 20 years form part of a new exhibtion here that juxtaposses their photographs with those taken by an Indian photographer.
Oh Chul Man who has travelled to India several times since 1997 has put together a picture showcase of the essence of Indian culture, religion and people from different walks of life.
"Everything in Indian inspires me, I take a look at what's going on and try to understand it. India always fulfills my expectation and from top to bottom I can see everything in terms of inspiration, its culture and richness" he says.
Man's work he has titled "Walking in the Silence" is featured in the one monthlong exhibtion "Kkum.Ddang.India, "Dream Land India" that was inagurated at the Korean Cultural Center here last evening.
His photographic landscapes capture Varanasi and Dharamshala.
Photographs of the Dalai Lama and other Buddhist monks grouped together under the title "Kalchakra Buddhist Script" by artist Lee Young Ja are also on display.
Ja who is also known as Aruna holds a degree in Tibetan Buddhism from Delhi University and has been capturing images of the Dalai Lama, Tibetan culture and Tibetans from 1996.
"As a Buddhist, I take pictures through my lens of my subjects and I have felt it to be my means wherein my ego is projected, so I try to use this as means for my discipline. While I was in the midst of all this, I was able to take a picture of the Dalai Lama as if I was pulled by some strange connection and I have been taking his pictures for the past twenty years," says Aruna.
The photographer says "Out of all the Indian regions, Ladakh was the place that stood out for me."
She landed up in Ladakh over 20 years ago alone and ever since has been going back to take pictures.
