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This stunning building sits in the middle of a lake in the 'Pink City', Jaipur. I had a rickshaw driving waiting for me for an hour longer than I had expected; each minute I went to leave, more of these coloured lights came on. I just had to stay a little longer :)

Each year in October/November for around a week, the tiny holy village of Pushkar, in Rajasthan, India, is swamped with several hundred thousand visitors. Camel herders, pilgrims, acrobats, touts, nomads, tourists, both Indian and foreign, all flock to Pushkar for the annual Camel Fair. While camel traders haggle on the trading field, children walk makeshift tightropes as their parents play instruments and crowds gather to watch. The whole scene is incredible.

I met this man on the trading field, on one of the first mornings of the fair. I was out there early – around 6am, for sunrise, thinking that I’d get out there before the crowds, and I was partially correct – I beat everyone, except the other photographers! I’ve never seen so many other photographers, many with two or three big cameras and huge lenses hanging around their necks. My 5d2 and 135L looked small in comparison (but it isn’t the size that counts, right???).

This man was just waiting with his camels on the trading field. I believe he, like many of the other traders, is basically a nomad, with no fixed home, although he may have certain villages that he stays at during the year. I was drawn to him because of this incredible facial expression, which didn’t change at all the whole time we interacted. He looked weather-worn, sun-baked, but also proud and strong – like a desert warrior.

Thomas Stewart | International Wedding Photographer Sydney / Sydney Destination Wedding Photographer

She told me she's from Jaisalmer, near the Pakistan border. She was at the Pushkar camel fair, I'm not sure why.

One of the impressive forts in Rajasthan; at night it is amazing. Pity the floodlights which light it night weren't working as apparently the local government hadn't paid its electricity bill (or so a rickshaw driver told me). No problem - tonight, the moon is all the light I need.