Images of a Journey: India in Diaspora [Hardcover]

Steve Raymer (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 4, 2007

This stunning photo essay by award-winning photojournalist Steve Raymer chronicles the everyday lives and special occasions of people of Indian origin now living throughout the world. Images of a Journey documents the struggle of Indian immigrants, beginning in the 19th century with the British Empire's need for cheap labor and ending in Bangalore, the high-technology capital of a resurgent India. Raymer takes readers to the sugar plantations of Trinidad and the hardscrabble neighborhoods of England, as well as inside some of the top hospitals and Fortune 500 companies in the United States. His photographs put a human face on the diaspora by introducing us to doctors, scholars, business executives, artists, journalists, and ordinary people of many backgrounds who have changed the way the world sees India.

Editorial Reviews

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"This globe-encircling journey of a resourceful, resilient people has found a worthy chronicler in Steve Raymer." —News Photographer

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"[W]ide—ranging, covering such a wide variety of locations, and yet the stories and images bring out the individual lives and experiences of real people.... humane and convincing." —Mukulika Banerjee, co-author of The Sari

About the Author

Steve Raymer, a former National Geographic staff photographer, is currently Associate Professor at the Indiana University School of Journalism. A National Press Photographers Association "Magazine Photographer of the Year," he has received awards from the Overseas Press Club and the White House News Photographers Association. His previous books include St. Petersburg and Living Faith: Inside the Muslim World of Southeast Asia. He lives in Bloomington, Indiana.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 228 pages
• Publisher: Indiana University Press (October 4, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0253349591
• ISBN-13: 978-0253349590
• Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 11.1 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,791,263 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Gorgeous photographs, superb text, November 7, 2007

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Pranay Gupte "www.pranaygupte.com" (Brooklyn, NY United States) - See all my reviews
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Steve Raymer's photography career is legendary, and in this book he captures the Indian Diaspora as it's never been done before. There are some 25 million people of Indian origins living outside India, a country of 1.2 billion people. How do these expatriates live? Why do they retain their cultural heritage? Why do they many of them flourish outside their native milieu? The portraits tell it all. Buy this book also for Nayan Chanda's superb foreword. Through his text, and Raymer's pictures, you will understand the global face of India -- and Indians.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Breadth and Depth, November 2, 2007

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Joseph A. Breen (Washington DC) - See all my reviews
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Steve Raymer's new book is just one more outstanding example of his ability to blend passion, clarity and a real gift for communication. As in his previous books (on Islam and another on Vietnam) his photographic skill prods the reader into asking questions that are well answered by both the photographs and accompanying text. (This was the hallmark of National Geographic Magazine in days gone by, and it is a real treat to see it captured again in his latest work.) Images of a Journey is extremely informative and helps us to better understand the impact of the Indian people and culture not only in the United States but throughout the world. Definitely a worthwhile and successful effort that simultaneously teaches and entertains!

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5.0 out of 5 stars Images of a Journey: India in Diaspora, November 28, 2007

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Great photographs and wonderful text. Steve Raymer has captured in images and words the hopes and challenges facing people leaving their homeland for a new life in often quite different countries. He embodies the best in journalism, the ability to cross disciplines and yet excell in both. This book should be required of all of us concerned with world change and how people meet this change.