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India: Serenity of the South Photo Gallery
Photographs by Michael Melford  Text by Scott Stuckey
Photo: Tree in Pondicherry
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As Pondy is known for being the French part of India, I was looking for something that would relate that," recalls photographer Michael Melford. "When I saw this yellow wall, I was thinking I could just as well be in France. Also, photographing trees is my passion. Any tree, anywhere, any time, as long as it makes a good picture."

Read more about India in "Passages Through India," a special section in the November/December 2006 issue of National Geographic Traveler.


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