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James has won his first photography competition with the image below. Damn straight!

Click here to check out the other contenders.

The Sub-continental adventure continues over at James’s blog:

As I trudged out of the Chandigarh train station into another foggy North Indian night, I was struck by an array of bizarre sculptures erected outside. Long, stick-like limbs and understated faces, they were obviously the creation of Nek Chand, the man responsible for Chandigarh’s most famous attraction, the Rock Garden. Clutching an address, I started doing the rounds of the autorickshaws, trying to find one who seemed to offer a reasonable chance of getting me where I wanted to be.

Images of Nirvana

Dark Taj - photo by James Barker

James has made it back to an internet connection again. Chatting from Kathmandu, attempting to recover from days of food poisoning, he’s uploaded a large selection of new photos from his India trip. Check out his blog for the latest update. No Mumbai madness where he is!

Images of Nirvana

CNN reports on how social media is playing a role in developing events, like the terrible situation in India. Haven’t heard from James yet, but he’s (in theory) on the other side of the country…

The minute news broke of the terrorist attacks on Mumbai, India, social media sites like Twitter were inundated with a huge volume of messages.With more than 6 million members worldwide, an estimated 80 messages, or “tweets,” were being sent to Twitter.com via SMS every five seconds, providing eyewitness accounts and updates.Many Twitter users also sent pleas for blood donors to make their way to specific hospitals in Mumbai where doctors were faced with low stocks and rising casualties.

Tweeting the terror: How social media reacted to Mumbai – CNN.com

I only said “somewhere” because it sounds more mysterious. Orientalist threads still run strong, then. James is overseas and he’s taken his camera. You should check out the series on flickr;

He’s also got a blog going, too.