by Alex Pullen | Dec 18, 2013 | India, Photography, The Grotto, The Kashmir Analogs
In India they say, the God that brought life into the world was himself, born in Leh… The first thing God saw when he opened his eyes, was the sky… Henceforth, the god tried and tried to create things in the world as blue as the sky, but never could. It seems his...
by Alex Pullen | Oct 22, 2013 | Photography, Poetry, The Grotto
Emerging early, to catch the first rays, I walk to the knoll beneath the cherry trees. My unfurling of this tattered mat is a quiet gesture of self-love… of devotion. An embodiment of a fiery passion for life. My intention this morning… as the mat softly...
by Alex Pullen | Sep 11, 2013 | India, Photography, The Grotto, Travel, writing
Melding together flavor, metal pot on the stove. Digging through the pantry, roots, seeds, bark and leaves. Cardamom, black peppercorns, star anise, ginger, cinnamon, clove, black tea. Brewing together the elements, pinches, dashes, splashes, stems, seeds, leaves....
by Alex Pullen | Jun 5, 2013 | India, Photography, The Grotto, The Kashmir Analogs, Travel
How to sum this up… I’ve been in the process of writing The Kashmir Analogs for almost a year now. But it feels like there is more to be said and gleaned from these experiences in India and the Middle-East… And here I am writing the concluding...
by Alex Pullen | May 15, 2013 | India, The Grotto, The Kashmir Analogs, Travel
Here we are at the Crux. The Crux being the move we take to make it all come together… all coalesce… It’s been seven weeks since I started posting The Kashmir Analogs. Traveling and working in Kashmir was a journey for sure. And so far, I’ve...