Travelling light

Over the years, I have travelled to India with all kinds of photographic equipment.

Since my first trip there in 2011, my bag slowly became heavier. More cameras, more formats, more film. 35 mm cameras, medium format cameras, colour film, black and white film, dozens of rolls, different ways of looking and working. At the time it all made sense. Each camera seemed to offer a different possibility, a different kind of attention.

But time has taught me something simple: I often enjoy the experience more when I carry less.

In recent years, I have reduced my photographic equipment to two 35 mm analogue cameras: one loaded with colour film, the other with black and white. That way of working still feels very natural to me. It keeps me close to the street, to the rhythm of walking, to the people I meet, and to the uncertainty I still value in film.

There is a particular kind of freedom in travelling light. You stop thinking so much about the equipment and start paying more attention to what is happening around you. Walking becomes easier. Encounters feel more natural. The camera becomes less of a decision and more of a companion.

On my photographic trip to India with the group in January 2026, I also carried a small digital compact camera. Nothing complicated, nothing heavy. Just a camera I could keep with me without thinking too much about it.

It gave me many good surprises.

The photographs included in this entry were made with that camera. In a quiet way, it brought something back. I felt more connected to the place. I was not worrying about which camera to use, or whether I should be working in colour or black and white. I was simply there, walking, watching, responding. The photographs came from that.

Sometimes, less equipment gives you more room to see.