BROADEN YOUR OWN WORLD VIEW

A ROBERT STURMAN has traveled the world photographing people doing yoga. Here's how these trips have expanded his view of the practice and how his vision can inspire yours.

- Robert Sturman

Previous page: AGRA, UTTAR PRADESH, INDIA

This was just such a magical day. I made photos with Tracee Stanley in front of the Taj Mahal, but the back of the building is where the local people go. Even from this angle, we were enchanted by this extraordinary structure. The Taj Mahal is one of those creations where human beings seem to reach toward excellence to touch the Divine. In my photographs, I look for a way to have the human being share space with these bigger-than-life structures so that neither is shadowing the other.

Opposite page: MEXICO CITY, MEXICO

The Prison Yoga Project asked me to do some work at a federal prison in Mexico. In my downtime, I met Marcos Jassan, a yoga teacher with a love for architecture. We wandered around, looking at the buildings and cathedrals in Mexico City. Marcos is a devoted practitioner; he can pose anywhere. It was an incredibly inspiring day.