Made with curiosity,
care, and colour.

Who is behind it

I'm Simran. I live between Sydney and Chandigarh, and after three decades in technology I'm spending the next three years driving my own country with a camera. Some journeys I'll make alone; on others a friend or two will share the driving and the dawn calls.

The car and the camera

A Mahindra Thar Roxx, the petrol manual with rear-wheel drive, handles every highway and most mountain roads on these routes. Where it shouldn't go, like Zanskar's passes or the track to Longwa, it parks and a local jeep takes over.

The camera is a Fujifilm GFX100 II. Medium format rewards patience: portraits in doorway light, landscapes at the edges of the day, and files large enough to print at gallery size.

How people are photographed

I ask first, show people their picture, and send it to them. Every portrait carries the person's name and a line in their own words. Anyone whose photograph I use beyond these pages has agreed to it in writing. I do not photograph prayer, grief or cremation.

Write to me

Stories, corrections, introductions to makers and guides: hello@coloursinchaos.com. Or see the six expeditions.