A Note
Dear traveller,
For me, art has always been a kind of meditation — whether I'm working in pen and ink or behind a camera. Travel grew out of that same quiet attention. I started going places to photograph them, and somewhere along the way the photographing became less about the pictures and more about the cultures behind them: how people live, what they make, what they hold dear.
Over the years, that curiosity turned into something I kept returning to — itineraries built slowly, trip after trip. Not the usual spots on everyone's list, and not the niche touristy places either, but the insider corners, the hidden gems, the small discoveries that make a place feel like yours.
Everything here comes from that — the itineraries, the photographs, the notes gathered along the way, all of it shaped by years of looking closely and listening to the people who know each place best. I hope you enjoy my travel diary as much as I have enjoyed curating it for you.
— Rachana
Mumbai · Wherever next
