![An Old Woman of Bodh Gaya by Ryszard Wierzbicki An Old Woman of Bodh Gaya by Ryszard Wierzbicki](https://i0.wp.com/www.lightandcomposition.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Photo-of-the-day_28032019_1n.jpg?resize=1402%2C1014&ssl=1)
An Old Woman of Bodh Gaya by Ryszard Wierzbicki
Bodh Gaya is a holly place for Buddhists. However, it is a place where the roots of Buddhism are coming from. You still can observe a coexistence and mixture of Hindu elements with Buddha tradition. Poor people are an immanent part of the local…
![Ganga Aarti by Shirren Lim Ganga Aarti by Shirren Lim](https://i0.wp.com/www.lightandcomposition.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Photo-of-the-day_27022019_1n.jpg?resize=1439%2C961&ssl=1)
Ganga Aarti by Shirren Lim
On my Northern India trip, I stopped by Varanasi to witness the Ganga Aarti. An aarti is a devotional ritual that uses fire as an offering. It's usually made in the form of a lit lamp, and in the case of the Ganges River, a small diya with a…
![A Cheerful Smile by Ryszard Wierzbicki A Cheerful Smile by Ryszard Wierzbicki](https://i0.wp.com/www.lightandcomposition.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/s26022019_1n.jpg?resize=929%2C639&ssl=1)
A Cheerful Smile by Ryszard Wierzbicki
The photograph was taken in Ajmer in India in July 2011. I met a mother with two kids, begging for food on the street. I did a session of 10 photos portraying this girl. I bought cookies for these kids and in exchange I was given smiles. The…