Ocean – Martin Bogren

“There is no sea in Rajasthan. The journey from the inner of India took almost one day and a night. Thousand miles on lousy roads. The bus arrived an hour ago. A new day breaks over the Indian Ocean. It is the first time they touch the sea.”

For those who do not live near the sea, the experience of visiting it can be enormous. Ocean is a tight collection by Martin Bogren: black and white photographs, in his own style, in which the photographer captures the joy and playfulness of a group of people during their first visit to the Indian Ocean, after travelling more than 1000 miles by bus from the province of Rajasthan, India.

Winner of Arles Contemporary Book Award, 2009
Awarded with an honorable mention at The Swedish Photo Book Prize, 2009