Cyril Lucido Kuhn is a freelance photographer based in Dehradun and New Delhi. He has a special interest in capturing places & people, interiors & architecture and more recently, the night sky. Cyril has travelled since a young age to innumerable places around the world and has now made it a point to capture/document the beautiful places, people and cultures he experiences on his travels. At present, with a focus on his home country, India.
Cyril has always had a soft spot for the hills & mountains and has in recent times begun to travel to various hilly/mountainous regions in India so as to capture the incredible night skies that one witnesses in places more secluded.
Here is a selection of Cyril’s breathtaking work, titled “Into The Darkness.”
Debring Starry Sky: A contrast between the emptiness of Debring and the fullness of the starry sky above.
Jispa MW & Stupa: The MW rising from behind the mountains in Jispa, Himachal Pradesh.
Indus River Moon Rise: The Indus river flowing past Chumathang and a glowing light emanating from the moon as it rises from behind the mountains.
Uri By The River: Uri sits by the Indus and appreciates the night sky in Chumathang.
MW & Shooting Stars: Trails of shooting stars and the milky way seen from Chumathang in Ladakh.
Explosion Of Light Over Korzok: The MW rises from behind the snowy mountains bathed in warm moon light.
Solitude (self portrait): A self portrait atop a hills near Korzok, Tso moriri.
Moon Halo: A halo forms around the moon on a bright full moon night in Rashol.
Temple Light Painting: The temple of Rashol light painted at night.
Snowy Branches: Fresh snow sits atop the (beautiful) vein-like branches of a tree in Rashol.
Snowy landscape: The western mountain face of Rashol covered by soft snow and lit by the full moon.
MW Over Dehradun: The MW rises over the city of Dehradun. In the foreground lies the path leading to Dehradun from Clouds End in Mussoorie.
Light Painted Pathway: The pathway leading to Inner Mussoorie (or Dehradun going downwards) light painted with a torch. The tail end of the MW is seen rising from behind the hill.
Self Portrait Clouds End: Myself standing atop a small hill and shining a beam of light on the MW (Self portrait).