Lonely Planet

10 Lonely Planet Traveller October 2017Louise Waldron from Peterboroughspent a week in Kolkata``````I was on a photographyworkshop in Kolkata whenI visited Kumartuli, thetraditional potters’ quarterwhere craftsmen sculptidols from local clay. I firstfocused on the potters andtheir deities, but was soondrawn to the colourfullanes and their fascinatingglimpse of daily life.I witnessed the morningrituals of washing andshaving, women hangingclothes, and childrenand dogs scampering by.I observed this man fora while before decidingto take a shot. The paintedwalls and simple activityoffered a vignette of calmamid Kolkata’s chaos; it wasthe perfect moment, andreminds me of a city thatstays in my heart and mind.KOLKATA, INDIAShavinggrace