Tag: men
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Stranger No. 11
Stranger No. 11 is Abdul Ghafar. Â I actually didn’t ask his permission before shooting – I saw him across the way, and he was so engrossed in his work, and the light was perfect, so I started taking shots nonstop. Â I went over afterward to make a point of introducing myself because I specifically wanted…
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Stranger No. 9
I met Salokmar at the flower market in George Town. He was somewhat reserved, so we didn’t chat much – maybe it was the fact that it was still before 7 am – but he didn’t object to my taking his picture. The flower market makes a great place for photography, with the brightly colored…
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Strangers Nos. 5 and 6
Apu and Siva were on their way somewhere when they spotted about a dozen folks with cameras heading toward them, snapping photos in all directions as they moved. They asked several folks to snap their photo, and given that they were in a photographic mood, I approached them and asked to snap their portrait. They…
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Stranger No. 4
This morning, I went for a walk in Chintadripet, a suburb in central Chennai, and met a smiling Mohammed, the proprietor at Chandrika Fast Foods, getting ready for the breakfast crowd. I asked him if I could take his photo exactly where he was sitting, as he looked very much at ease; we had a…
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Stranger No. 3
Stranger number three spoke virtually no English, but he saw my camera and insisted on having his photo taken. Â We don’t know his name, but he lives in the semi-informal community along the canal in R.A. Puram, Chennai. Â With any luck, I’ll bring him a copy of his portrait and learn his name at that…
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Stranger No. 2
Meet Apu, who wouldn’t say a word but took his lead from the younger Ashok (stranger #1). along with a third friend, he he was helping open shop at a roadside grill on Greenways Road in Chennai.