A shikara waits to ferry tourists to the Houseboats across the lake.

This years tourist season has been badly affected by political violence in Kashmir.

The last rays of the sun light up a minaret against the backdrop of an ancient Mughal fort.

Unchecked construction within the boundaries of the lake threatens its survival.

An angler practices his art unmindful of the polluted waters.

Pollution in and around the lake has has grown to disastrous proportions despite millions being spent on various control projects.

In an unusual burst of creativity triggered by the boredom of Sunday's curfew, I decided to try my hand at animating old stereogram images of Kashmir.

The technique I used is called Wiggle Stereoscopy. These photographs use animation to produce a 3D effect by alternating the left and right images of old stereogram images of Kashmir, originally intended to be viewed in a Stereoscope.

We can imagine the scene as the photographer must have pictured it in his 'mind's eye'. The images may be somewhat jerky but it is a unique method to create the illusion of depth in photographs. Plus no special 3D glasses are needed 🙂

Enjoy.

A Sahib in his Ekka.

Sitar Player.

Village life.

Hopscotch.