India – black and white travel photography by Bastien Pons
India resists simplicity. It overwhelms, whispers, pulses. In this black and white series, Bastien Pons offers a deeply personal take on India — one that moves away from clichés and embraces contrast, silence, and texture.
Shot during travels across the country, these photographs are not traditional travel images. They do not aim to explain or document. Instead, they capture fragments: a wall scorched by sun, a hand resting on stone, the stillness behind the chaos.
Working in monochrome, Pons focuses on what often goes unnoticed — shadows, textures, pauses between moments. The series reflects his ongoing exploration of perception, abstraction, and the emotional weight of surfaces.
Rather than presenting a narrative, the images invite the viewer to sense the atmosphere — to feel the dust, the light, the breath of a place too vast to contain. India becomes a texture, a rhythm, a presence.
With a background in electroacoustic composition, Pons brings a musical sensibility to his visuals — each frame like a held note, part of a larger, quiet score.
For those seeking artistic travel photography, poetic black and white images, and a more contemplative gaze on India, this series offers a tactile and introspective alternative to the usual travel lens.