Photographs copyright: DAVID McMAHON
The city of my birth is now officially known as Kolkata, but it's interesting to note that the oldest High Court in the land (established in 1862) is still the Calcutta High Court. The building is renowned not just for its wonderful Gothic architecture and striking colours, but for its proximity to the Eden Gardens as well.
When I'm using a camera, I like getting as close to my subject as possible, but as you can see from the first frame, I actually walked as far away as possible to put the High Court in its proper perspective, with the greenery on the approach street. In fact, the traffic roundabout almost gives it a fisheye-lens effect.
There is some interesting trivia here. The High Court is an exact replica of the Town Hall in Ypres, Belgium, which was destroyed by fire. Before Belgian authorities could begin the task of rebuilding it, the plans for the High Court - half a world away - had to be studied in order to begin the massive task of reconstruction.
