The Durga Puja is one of the most prominent festivals in India. It is extensively celebrated in the Northern and Eastern states of the country especially in West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand, Orissa and Tripura. Finding its origin in the Hindu mythology, the Goddess Durga is regarded as the deity of power. [...]

“Every new born child brings the message that God is not yet discouraged of man.” Rabindranath Tagore

This image was one of the laureates of the photo contest “Femme(s), Compétence Photo” and was exhibited at the “Salon de la Photo 2009″, Paris.

The essence of our pictures is rooted in human beings. The main component in shooting portrait is to be true and honest to yourself. It is a philanthropic act at 1/250th of a second, an exchange, a tacit agreement where there is no place for fake feelings.

Sikhism was founded five hundred years ago by Guru Nanak. Born near Lahore in 1469, Guru Nanak preached a message of love and understanding. According to Nanak, the basic teachings of both faiths, Hinduism and Islam were essentially the same. Sikhism preaches that people of different races, religions or sex are all equal in the [...]

All our gratitude to our talented image editor, José Denervaud, and a warm thank you to our webdesigner David Aerne. One year already that we came back from our Asian trip. This is the time to bid farewell to our previous site, stephetnico.com. We’ll be adding galleries monthly, so stay tuned! Enjoy the visit !