The water carrier is Hans Silvester's favorite picture: it appears on the walls of his house. Delicate and beautiful, we find all the fragility and power of this woman, whose life is punctuated by long journeys to the wells.

The first time Hans Silvester went to India, it was not a complete success. Attacked by the misery, the overcrowded and grey cities, he swore he would never go back. In the mid-1970s, he broke his promise and discovered the Thar Desert in Rajasthan. He went there about ten times in 3 years to better understand this modest people. It is thanks to his empathy, his patience and his emotional intelligence that he gained the trust of these "princesses of the desert" and was able to tame the light of this country.

This photograph is an obvious choice for Retour De Voyage.