Barabanghal village, District Kangra, Himachal Pradesh

From the safety of his father’s arm-crook, this little boy of Barabanghal village was wide-eyed looking at this stranger (me) wielding a camera. I was of course looking for a picture. My eyes saw what was in front of me—a father and son standing under a tree in a remote Himachal village. However, art sees things differently...like this protection-seeking clutch of the coatlapel and stories hidden in the creases and folds.