India Unfolded is the creative director. You are the photographer. These aren’t photo spots — the twelve follow a narrative arc, so that together, in order, they tell the whole of Delhi in one album.
SHOT 01 OF 12 · ARRIVAL
Humayun's Tomb at opening
Begun in 1569 for an emperor who died on his library stairs — the first great Mughal garden-tomb.
The place
Humayun's Tomb, the west gate threshold, at sunrise — Humayun's Tomb, west gate; The south-west corner of the upper platform, for the side-light on the sandstone
Stand here
The west gate's threshold. Stand in the gate's shade, phone upright, centred on the arch.
People
Yours — the dome framed by the gate's arch; your family in the gateway, looking in.
The light
Sunrise to an hour after — the window this frame wants.
SUNRISE TO AN HOUR AFTER Oct–Nov ≈ 6:30am – 7:30am · Dec–Jan ≈ 7:10am – 8:10am · Feb–Mar ≈ 6:45am – 7:45am
The frame
Arch as frame; dome centred; family in the gateway
Portrait · 1×
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SHOT 02 OF 12 · THE GARDEN
Isa Khan's garden
A Sur-dynasty noble's tomb of 1547 — the style the Mughals replaced, in the same garden.
The place
Isa Khan's tomb enclosure, just inside Humayun's Tomb's main gate, first half hour — Isa Khan's tomb, Humayun's Tomb complex
Stand here
The path's start. Phone sideways, low, the path leading to the tomb.
People
Yours — the octagonal tomb; one child on the path ahead.
The light
First half hour after opening — the window this frame wants.
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SHOT 07 OF 12 · THE MINAR
Qutb in the late light
The first Sultan's tower; the stump beside it was meant to be twice its height.
The place
The Qutb complex, the Quwwat-ul-Islam colonnade, 3–4:30pm in winter — Quwwat-ul-Islam mosque colonnade, Qutb complex; The lawn by the Alai Darwaza, for the whole tower
Stand here
Inside the colonnade. Phone upright, from inside the colonnade, tap on the minar.
People
Yours — the minar framed through an arch; your family beneath the columns.
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SHOT 08 OF 12 · THE GARDENS
Lodi Gardens at golden hour
The last Sultanate dynasties, buried in what became the city's favourite park.
The place
Lodi Gardens, the south lawn before Bara Gumbad, the last hour of light — Bara Gumbad and Shish Gumbad, Lodi Gardens; Sikandar Lodi's tomb at the north end
Stand here
The south lawn. Phone sideways, low, from the lawn.
People
Yours — the dome in the low sun; your family on the lawn in front.
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Twelve photographs become your book
Capture the twelve and your album — My Delhi — assembles itself in narrative order. Back home, one tap: Create My Book. Your photographs, this guide’s story, printed and bound.