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6×6 is the blog of editorial and commercial photographer Tait Simpson. Brooklyn, New York creating artistic environmental portraits and landscape images.


Archive for the ‘Travel’ Category

India Collection

A final edit of my India Collection is now online. I am very pleased to have it up in its entirety on the website and additionally to use it as the anchor of my new print portfolio! Mother and Child, Ganges (2012)

Ice Racing

Presidents Day weekend in Northville, NY. The New York State Ice Championship event drew competitors and intrepid spectators, who braved sub-zero temperatures and at times, a biting wind from the north, to gather on the frozen Sacandaga Lake for a two day event. I had not planned to attend, but found myself in town over [...]

New Year / New Portolio

I am really pleased to present a recently completed new travel portfolio. This was really a home made project from soup to nuts. All the printing, layout and book construction was done in house, not to mention the photography of course. Though I definitely owe some special thanks to the guys at House Tribeca for [...]

Ganges River

Untitled (Ganges) Untitled (Ganges)

Confluence

The Alaknanda river and the Pindar, both tributaries of the Ganges, meet in Karnaprayag. Confluence

India pt. 5 (Chhoti Haldwani)

The tiny hamlet of Chhoti Haldwani, a model village built by the revered tiger hunter Jim Corbett, rests in the plains of the southern edge of the Kumaon region. History and tradition loom heavy, creating a delicate balance between the past and the present. Bike Unfinished House Harvest Greens

India pt. 4 (Gurudwara)

From the Gurudwara Sisganj Sahib at Chandni Chowk, Delhi: Soap Untitled

India pt. 3 (Nainatal)

In Nainatal, the cricket field lies in the shadow of the town’s great hillside mosque. A striking contrast: Cricket Spectator Mosque

India pt. 2 (dichotomy)

Two images that seem to compliment one another. First, the apex of India’s Mughal Empire architecture contrasted starkly with the western influence as manifested in the modern city: Pilgrims at the Taj Bikes

India pt. 1 (Delhi Airport)

This is the first in a series images from a recent trip through the north of India, particularly the Uttarakhand province. It began on a not-so-unfamiliar foot with our arrival in Delhi International Airport but quickly became much more interesting as I’m sure you will appreciate as the posts unfold. Luggage Carts Pedestrian Underpass