Faces of Bangalore
Last night after work I decided to just walk up and down the road near our hotel. There are an amazing number and variety of people all within walking distance. It’s still somewhat nervewracking to walk alone through the hustle and bustle of a place where everyone looks at you suspiciously but I figured I might as well just suck it up and keep smiling. And, overall, it went really well. I didn’t take as many photos as I would have liked but when I got a particularly inviting smile from someone, I would ask to take their photo. Most seemed hesitant but they ultimately would pose and let me take the shot. After the shot, I’d motion toward my camera for them to come and take a look at their photo. This is when the crowd forms. People young and old gather around to look at the photo and then some of them would want their photo taken as well. It was very reminiscent of the last time I was in the West Bank. Once you took one photo, you’d have to take 100.
I’m writing this on our last day in Bangalore. Tomorrow, we get up bright and early and take a flight to Delhi where we will be visiting Agra and the Taj Mahal before we leave to come back to the US.
I leave you, then, with a few street portraits from Bangalore:
May 29th, 2008 at 9:36 am
Nice portrait work Shawn - these a great!! The shot of the 4 guys is my fav.
May 30th, 2008 at 8:57 pm
Thanks Mike!
June 7th, 2008 at 1:07 am
Love the tire shot!! And the last 2 faces - really great captures there!
June 7th, 2008 at 6:41 am
Thanks Jen! I love the tire shot, too. In fact the shots from this day are among my favorites for the whole trip. I loved being able to just walk around a photograph people.
June 11th, 2008 at 5:21 am
Nice pics from the Nation of Smiling People.