BETH WILD Varanasi, India THE PHOTOGRAPHER SAID: I’d heard much about the magic and intensity of Varanasi. Of course, photographically, it’s amazing. There’s colour and character infused into every corner; there’s majesty and poverty, life and death. But it’s the religious devotion, woven deeply into the fabric of all Varanasi life, that creates a timeless sense of other- worldliness. The energy of so many souls worshipping the divine — endlessly. I walked along the ghats (riverfront steps) and back through the lanes every day, slowly getting to know the people and places. Instagram: @bethwildphotography