23/02/2026
Mandawa, Shekhawati — In Black & White
In towns like Mandawa, architecture doesn’t just stand — it whispers.
Shooting these havelis in black & white allowed me to move beyond colour and focus on what truly defines them — rhythm, symmetry, texture, light and shadow. The fading frescoes, carved arches, fluted columns, worn-out lime plaster, iron railings… every surface begins to speak when colour steps aside.
Black & white simplifies the frame, but deepens the story.
It draws attention to geometry.
It highlights the play of light filtering through jharokhas.
It celebrates the patina of time.
In places like Shekhawati — where walls hold history — monochrome doesn’t reduce the scene, it reveals it.
Sometimes, removing colour brings us closer to the essence.
