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SUKOON@NANDI HILLS
Sukoon @ Nandi Hills
Kamat family home in the hills
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The 'Thinker' rock
Le Penseur, Auguste Rodin, 1904 Designed in 1880, Le Penseur or The Thinker is one of the most famous sculptures in the world. Seated on...

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Dec 16, 20222 min read
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Steel, stone and scales
My first saw scale viper up close, Goa 2019 My first opportunity to photograph snakes up close was during an exciting midnight hike in...

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Oct 22, 20222 min read
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Moving the Moai
Although I have travelled to Chile several times, I have not been able to visit Moai of Easter Island Easter Island and see the...

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Sep 7, 20222 min read
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Timeworn Timber
In September 2022, my quest for live edge furniture transported me to Indonesia, where our architect and I set out on an exploratory...

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Sep 3, 20223 min read
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About croaks and creaks
Last week I visited the grounds of a charming hillside resort in Wayanad to make images of malabar gliding frogs. My first image of a...

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Aug 16, 20222 min read
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The temple door threshold
One of my aspirations for the design of our home, is to blend traditional motifs and themes from Karnataka, while still building a...

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Jul 6, 20212 min read
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The Wanaka tree
That Wanaka Tree Have you heard about the Wanaka Tree ? It is a solitary crooked willow tree at the south end of Lake Wanaka in New...

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Nov 1, 20202 min read
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Standing out from the crowd
Most of the 90s, I worked in Europe, initially in Stockholm and subsequently in Budapest. We enjoyed this period, taking the cross...

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Jan 15, 20202 min read
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Its all about the location ...
A few years ago I used to visit Nagarahole Tiger Reserve frequently and I explored the idea of having a small home on land abutting the...

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Dec 8, 20192 min read
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