Rajiv Chopra

@Rajiv22
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Hi, my name is Rajiv Chopra. I am a photographer, writer, and business advisor based in the National Capital Region of Delhi, India.
I specialize in street, travel and landscape photography, with an emphasis on the first two.
My interests: storytelling, Indian history, geopolitics, climate change, strategy and leadership. I also do some AI work
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"The Road" by Cormac McCarthy, is brilliant. Read the book.

https://amzn.to/4tikVju
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/8521626791

#bookreviews

As you arrive at Lal Kuan, it may strike you that Begum Zenat Mahal's haveli (now a girl's school) is on this road. She was the favorite wife of Bahadur Shah Zafar, the last Mughal. Like him, she died in Rangoon. #mughals #streetphotography #fujifilxseries

Fujifilm X-M5 https://amzn.to/4lqEBhV

A spot of shopping. A few people!

I used my Fujifilm X-M5 and applied a sepia film look setting. a week when I took a few students on a photo walk to Ballimaran in "Old Delhi."
At some point, I will edit the images!!

Fujifilm X-M5 https://amzn.to/4lqEBhV
#streetphotography #fujifilmxseries #sepia

Pierre-Louis Pierson (1822–1913) was a well-known photographer, known for photographing celebrities, and even served as the photographer for Napoleon III. He did not photograph leaves! Still, a simulation of his style in DXP Film Pack. https://tidd.ly/3JyvRTd #vintage #leaves
Fujifilm X100V

Here, I used DXO to mimic Nadar, the French caricaturist and photographer, in 1856. His approach to portrait photography was psychological and intimate, eschewing stiff portraits.
Nadar's work was exceptional.

DXO Film Pack: https://tidd.ly/3JyvRTd

#nadar #vintage #leaf

"The Looming Tower" by Lawrence Wright is a fascinating narrative of Osama bin Laden's life, the rise of Al-Qaeda, and intelligence failures within the American intelligence community.
https://amzn.to/4lXShku
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/8409757673

#bookreviews #alqaeda #cia #afghanistan

In this post, I discuss my visit to the Neelkanth temple near Rishikesh. I give you a few links and information about why one of Shiva’s names is Neelkanth. I speak about pakoras, one of the world’s ultimate comfort foods! #travelphotography #india #rishikesh #myths
https://www.rajivchopra.in/p/a-short-very-short-trip-to-neelkanth

Varanasi Revisited. Still Magic

https://youtu.be/8LxENuOlbpk
I visited Benares after a decade. While the city has changed, it still retains its spirit. Check out the video!

#varanasi #benares #travelphotography #youtube

Crazy traffic!!

I used my Fujifilm X-M5 and applied a sepia film look setting. a week when I took a few students on a photo walk to Ballimaran in "Old Delhi."

At some point, I will edit the images!!

Fujifilm X-M5 https://amzn.to/4lqEBhV
#streetphotography #fujifilmxseries #sepia

If you like anthologies about a city, then "The Last Bungalow" is for you. This book is a collection of writings about Allahabad, now called Prayagraj, in India.

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/8536475445
https://amzn.to/4mCrgDC

#bookreviews #bookrecommendations