Comments on: Kashmir

By: A Kashmiri Wedding, Part I

A Kashmiri Wedding, Part I — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 14:29:10 +0000

[...] of Kashmir’s “Paradise on Earth” from outside the home, check out Matador’s Kashmir Photo Essay by Sami Calado. var ids = new Array; ids.push(4921); Tagged under: arranged marriage, gender [...]

By: Heather Carreiro

Heather Carreiro — Fri, 21 May 2010 15:05:31 +0000

Thanks for submitting Sami! Glad you’re enjoying the Matador Community.

By: sami calado

sami calado — Thu, 20 May 2010 18:42:47 +0000

Yes, but well worth it to have the experiences one has off the beaten track.
Come go with me.
It would be fun to have an adventurous soul to share the spontaneity.
Life on the lake seems to thrive and there are small islands in the lake with communities of people who only travel by boat and it’s their only way to get off the islands. Many merchants go to the islands to sell there goods…of course by boat.
It’s shocking to see cars after living on the lake for awhile as the shikara boats have no motors. It peaceful and gentle way on the lake.

By: sami calado

sami calado — Thu, 20 May 2010 18:21:48 +0000

I, too, thought it looked like a syringe when I saw the photo, but while at the Gujhar camp, I was too excited to notice it when I took the photo. It is unusual for the Gujhars to permit foreigners or even Kashmiris to take their pictures. In the camp they had two dogs which could kill bears and wolves. They are trained to protect the goats as well as the families.
I’m anxious to go back to Kashmir so I can spend a few nights in one of the camps visiting with them if I can find an interpreter. They have their own dialect.

By: sami calado

sami calado — Thu, 20 May 2010 18:20:48 +0000

Thank you for visiting my photos.
This is really a neat website for sharing and meeting other enthusiastic travellers, viewing their photo and essays.
It has so much information as well.
Heather, your info about Pakistan is more helpful than the guide books.

Cheers all.

By: Heather Carreiro

Heather Carreiro — Wed, 19 May 2010 20:49:38 +0000

#1 is my favorite too. It’s just so genuine! You can see her smile in her eyes. It’s great to see photos like this coming out of Kashmir instead of the normal news photos of Indian and Pakistan troops freezing in Siachen.

By: Anne M

Anne M — Wed, 19 May 2010 17:03:55 +0000

Wow! I couldn’t stop looking at that smile in #1.

By: Marie

Marie — Wed, 19 May 2010 01:52:08 +0000

Beautiful! Thank you for sharing these, Sami. I was wondering if that is a syringe in the hand of the boy in photo #8?

By: Candice

Candice — Wed, 19 May 2010 00:11:37 +0000

Damn, this is pretty “off the beaten track.” Love it.

By: joshywashington

joshywashington — Tue, 18 May 2010 20:16:12 +0000

beautiful photos, thanks for sharing Sami.