On the Shelf

The pictures are impressive; as always some leave a deeper stamp than the others. Three of the best are the ghostly forest of Keoladeo Ghana pages 112-113, the sunrise from behind the mountains of the high Himalayas pages 150-151 and the mountain stream page 56 in the Valley of Flowers. Ladakh is something of a flavour of the season with photographers but few cameras have done as much justice to it than Dubey8217;s.

This book has many things going for it. The production values are high, the pictures have printed well, there8217;s even a little mutant index at the back. Nevertheless, the pictures themselves seem at times haphazardly laid out. A second edition would perhaps lend itself to a more structured format. That final point is of course a subjective one. For Prakash and Katie Dubey this book appears to be more a labour of love. At least this reviewer would be happy to see more of his camera8217;s adventures in print.