I have been a keen student of photography since childhood when my dad presented me with an “AGFA Box camera” some fifty five years ago. Initially, while growing up in New Delhi, India, I captured usual images of family members at various gatherings, rituals and ceremonies. During my youth, this interest in photography widened substantially when I began to travel to various part of the world.

I am fascinated by other cultures, and the way people define themselves through their dress, rituals, ceremonies and traditions. I am on a mission to photograph the faces and the lives of ethnic people, in a culturally sensitive way, from various parts of the globe. I am immersed in the evolving technology of digital imaging and find that it efficiently serves the needs of my dual passions of travel and photography.

I deeply respect each individual’s right not to be photographed. Therefore, for most part, these images were taken with the consent of the subjects, in their indigenous setting. I also believe in maintaining the purity of each photograph, so none of the images have been severely altered, superimposed, or tampered with, except for some minor cropping, and slight color, sharpness and exposure corrections.

I truly enjoy interfacing with indigenous people during my photo shoots. The digital camera technology allows me to share their images with them right away and I never get tired of enjoying their response of wonder or awe, for most of them have never seen their own photographic image.

Several of my photographs have been displayed in many public places including ethnic restaurants, coffee shops and college libraries and lobbies.

The photos on this page are by Sandra Kunz