Cultures, textures interwoven in photos

Photojournalist Cary Wolinsky was on assignment in Benares, India, in the midst of a political crisis more than 30 years ago when a chance encounter led him to Bhadohi, one of the centers of India’s traditional carpet-weaving industry. The range and importance of textiles - their role in the “fiber’’ of human culture - has fascinated him ever since. (Full article: 728 words)

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