Geoffrey Hiller :: Documentary Photographer in Portland, Oregon

INDIA (2010): KOLKATA

At the end of the monsoon Kolkata looked greener than Mumbai from the air. Situated to the east in the state of Bengal, it is the intellectual and artistic capital of India. As soon as I arrived it all felt familiar, the language, the food, the music, after my Fulbright year in Bangladesh two years ago. It was the start of the Hindu festival of Durga Puja, the most important celebration for Bengalis, that honors the goddess Durga. Millions of people parade in the streets with hundreds and thousands of life size statues, who will end up immersed in the sacred river. The preparations beforehand include a shopping frenzy, with everybody buying new saris and stocking up on sweets. I'd already experienced this festival in Dhaka, Bangladesh, but here 90% of the people are Hindu, not Muslim, and the intensity is much greater. In order to escape, every morning at 5 am I left my hotel, careful to walk around the rows of people sleeping on the sidewalks. I took a yellow taxi to the riverbank, near the Howrah Bridge where men were washing and praying. My bliss was going out with one lens, one camera and an umbrella. 

  • 10_10_2012_aweb_DSC7969
  • 10_10_2012_aweb_P1050899
  • 10_10_2012_aweb_P1050621
  • 10_10_2012_aweb_P1050666
  • 10_10_2012_aweb_DSC_3883
  • 10_10_2012_aweb_P1050492
  • 10_10_2012_aweb_P1060400
  • 10_10_2012_aweb_DSC6473
  • 10_10_2012_aweb_P1060308
  • 10_10_2012_aweb_P1060685
  • 10_10_2012_aweb_DSC7663
  • 10_10_2012_aweb_DSC7788
  • 10_10_2012_aweb_DSC8062
  • 10_10_2012_aweb_DSC8169
  • 10_10_2012_aweb_DSC_8804
  • 10_10_2012_aweb_DSC_9748
  • 10_10_2012_aweb_DSC_9903
  • 10_10_2012_aweb_P1050243
  • 10_10_2012_aweb_P1050872
  • 10_10_2012_aweb_P1050954
  • 10_10_2012_aweb_P1060549
  • 10_10_2012_aweb_DSC6570
  • 10_10_2012_web_P1050809
  • 10_10_2012_web_P1060001
  • 10_10_2012_aweb_P1060823
  • 10_10_2012_web_P1060827
  • 10_10_2012_aweb_P1060499
  • 10_10_2012_aweb_DSC8260
  • 10_10_2012_aweb_DSC7567
  • 10_10_2012_aweb_DSC7002
  • 10_10_2012_aweb_P1070250
  • 10_10_2012_aweb_DSC7776
  • 10_10_2012_web_P1070323
  • 10_10_2012_web_P1060537
  • 10_10_2012_web_P1060836
  • LAO FRONTIER (2019)
  • VIETNAM (2019)
  • HANOI RECONSIDERED (2016- 2023)
  • TET IN HUE, VIETNAM (2016)
  • PORTLAND BIKE PROJECT- BBC (2021)
  • DAYBREAK IN MYANMAR BOOK (2014)
  • BUY DAYBREAK IN MYANMAR
  • BURMA: MEDIUM FORMAT PORTRAITS (2000)
  • 40THIRST-LAURELTHIRST PRINT FUNDRAISER
  • MYANMAR BOOK REVIEW-THE ATLANTIC
  • VIETNAM IN MOTION (2016)
  • VIETNAM WINTER (2016)
    • HUE- IMPERIAL CITY
    • HANOI- REINVENTED CITY
    • HA GIANG- ETHNIC VILLAGES
    • HANOI- CITY IN TRANSITION
    • SAIGON- HO CHI MINH CITY
    • HANOI- OLD QUARTER
    • NINH BINH- RISING DRAGON
  • ART OF RECOVERY WORKSHOP (2018)
  • BUS 75:HIDDEN PORTLAND (2016)
  • HASSIDIC JEWS OF MONTREAL (2018)
  • PORTLAND NOCTURNE (2017)
  • UZBEKISTAN (2013)
  • LAHORE PAKISTAN (2013)
    • ELECTIONS
    • CITYSCAPE
    • COLLEGE OF ARTS
    • CHRISTIANS
    • @WORK
    • PORTRAITS
    • NEWSPAPER MEN
    • SCHOOLS
    • ISLAMABAD
  • CAMBODIA (2011)
    • HOUSING DEVELOPMENT-LAND
    • HOUSING DEVELOPMENT-WORKERS
    • HOUSING DEVELOPMENT-NEW WORLD
    • CHAM
    • PHNOM PENH
  • INDIA (2010)
    • MUMBAI
    • KOLKATA
    • OOTY: HILLSTATION
    • CHENNAI: DAY OF THE DEAD
    • TAMIL NADU
    • KERALA
    • MYSORE
    • BANGALORE: AFFLUENCE
  • BANGLADESH (2008-09)
    • CONTROLLED CHAOS
    • FACES
    • ISLAM
    • URBAN SPACE
    • THE RIVER
    • DIPTYCHS
    • SURVIVERS
    • DURGA PUJA
    • SIMPLE PLEASURES
  • JAPAN
    • JAPANESE DIPTYCHS (2007)
    • TSUKIJI FISH MARKET VIDEO (2007)
  • WEST AFRICA (2004/ 2005)
    • GHANA
    • TOGO
    • BENIN
  • VIETNAM JOURNAL (1995)
  • EASTERN EUROPE WINTER (1992)
  • HOMELESS IN SAN FRANCISCO (1988-1990)
  • HARLEM ON MY MIND (1985)
  • GUARDIAN ANGELS IN NEW YORK (1981)
  • EARLY WORK (1972-1975)
    • LATIN AMERICA / BRAZIL (1974-1975)
    • UNITED STATES / EUROPE (1970- 1973)
  • BIO
  • BOOK, EXHIBITS, EVENTS
  • VERVE PHOTO
  • BUS 75: HIDDEN PORTLAND BLOG
  • INSIDE PAKISTAN BLOG
  • BANGLADESH BLOG

Site design © 2010-2023 Neon Sky Creative Media