Preston Merchant Photography

Photographer working on IndiaWorld, a book about the global Indian diaspora, and teaching @ColumbiaJourn New York / San Francisco

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Old Delhi and New, pigeons. #everydayindia #olddelhi #delhi #india #pigeons #architecture (at Delhi, India)

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Posters outside the latrine. #delhi #everydayindia #olddelhi #indiragandhi #india #street (at Delhi, India)

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Haggling at the fish market. #mumbai #everydaymumbai #india #fishmarket (at Mumbai, India)

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Paul takes the enormous Kumbhakarna prop for a spin around stage during rehearsals for Mount Madonna School's production of the Ramayana. @mountmadonnaschool #kumbhakarna #ramayana #mmsramayana #stage #drama (at Mexican Heritage Theater)

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Members of Ravana's palace guard (student cast members of @mountmadonnaschool's stage production of the Ramayana) play cards during a break. #ramayana #mmsramayana #mountmadonnaschool #stage #actorslife #kids #cardplayer (at Mexican Heritage Theater)

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Bears and monkeys at @mountmadonnaschool's annual production of the Ramayana—Hanuman's army marshals to rescue Sita. It's great fun to shoot the rehearsals and energy backstage. #mountmadonnaschool #drama #stage #california #sanjose #ramayana #hanuman (at Mexican Heritage Theater)

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Arianna Huffington speaking at #TiEConNY, a conference of entrepreneurs in New York. #newyork #ariannahuffington #entrepreneurs #entrepreneurship (at New York, New York)

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Sharjah, 2004: The crew of the MSV Mahalaxmi, a dhow from Gujarat, share a chicken and rice meal on deck after attending Friday prayers at a local mosque. #IndianDiaspora #gujarat #sharjah #uae #unitedarabemirates #dhow #sailors #islam #muslim #food (at Sharjah, United Arab Emirates)

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Hindu shrines among the hotel towel drying in Dhobi Chour in Kathmandu. #kathmandu #nepal #dhobichour #hinduism #shrine #laundry #everydaykathmandu #everydaynepal #dktm (at Kathmandu, Nepal)

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#Suburbistan #california #suburbia #suburbs #fremont #chimney (at Fremont, California)

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#Suburbistan #suburbs #suburbia #mall #shoppingmall #california #newark (at Newark, California)

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#patan #everydaynepal #kathmandu #nepal #lalitpur #temple #pagoda #religion (at Patan, Nepal)

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Ping pong on the outskirts of the old city. #pingpong #tabletennis #patan #lalitpur #nepal #kathmandu #everydaynepal (at Patan, Nepal)

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Shiva statue at the Haridwar train station. #everydayindia #india #haridwar #shiva #hinduism #pilgrimage #uttarakhand (at Haridwar, Uttarakhand)

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Jal Mahal, the Water Palace, Jaipur, India #jalmahal #jalmahaljaipur #jaipur #rajasthan #india #everydayindia #waterpalace #lake #evening (at Jaipur, India)

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Jama Masjid, Agra, 2011 #jamamasjid #agra #uttarpradesh #india #everydayindia #mosque #islam #boys #religion #shahjahan (at Agra, Uttar Pradesh)

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#Suburbistan The bodies have been snatched. #unioncity #california #suburbs #suburbia #bayarea #eastbay #invasionofthebodysnatchers (at Union City, California)