But theres also going to be the problem of fungus growing on it.

It can be a mess.

Sometimes, after a season of shooting in the rain, you might have to buy new equipment.

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A couple rests on a seaside promenade during a rain shower in the south Indian city of Kochi.REUTERS/Sivaram V.

Monsoon is the season of life

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But its all worth it.

Monsoon is the season of life.

The rains are important for flora and fauna, and many species depend on it for reproduction.

A couple rests on a seaside promenade during a rain shower in the south Indian city of Kochi. REUTERS/Sivaram V.

But for a photographer, monsoon is all about great compositions.

And the darker the cloud is, the wetter things are going to be.

But things can get really dangerous during monsoon season.

Villagers pass a submerged rice paddy during a monsoon in Nischintapur, Bangladesh. National Geographic.

Falling of branches and uprooting of trees are commonplace.

But they have natural instincts which guide them to survive all tempests.

So, what are you waiting for?

The monsoon season turns the streets of Delhi, capital of India, into canals. National Geographic/Steve Raymer.

All the wonderful compositions are out there waiting for you and your camera.

Bhil farmers herd cattle during a summer monsoon near the village of Walpur, India. National Geographic/James P. Blair

Heavy monsoon winds dumped inches of rain on these steps in Calangute, India, in only 15 minutes. National Geographic/Argo Pakkas.

Girls enjoy a walk in the rain near Marine drive in Mumbai, India. PTI

An old man carrying his sewing machine through neck-deep water in Porbandar, India. By Steve McCurry.

Bojonegoro, Java, Indonesia. By Steve McCurry.

Monsoon clouds, Gangasagar Island. By Kushal Gangopadhyay.

Bangkok, capital of Thailand.

This single strike lit up downtown Tucson (center) and its westside as seen from mile post one on Mount Lemmon’s Catalina Highway. Photo by David Sanders/Arizona Daily Star.

Street dogs in monsoon flooding, Lake Gardens, Kolkata, India. By Brett Cole.

A trapped street dog in Porbandar, India. By Steve McCurry.

The Indian Roller (Coracias Benghalensis) during a monsoon rain in Karnataka, India. By Sandesh Kadur.

A mother rhesus macaque and its offspring at the Corbett Tiger Reserve in Uttarakhand, India. By Sandesh Kadur.

By Padmaraj Madatha.

Discovering India.