You always see mothers and babies, but I think there can be something especially poignant about fathers and babies. I passed Saiful (father) and Ain (baby) in a shopping mall in Kuala Lumpur, and was struck how they were in their own world, enjoying each others’ company without regard to what was going on around them. I walked on, and then doubled back to unfortunately ruin the moment by asking if I could take some photos. He agreed, and when I asked their names, he said “Ain” means “eyes.”
It’s a shame we can’t make out her eyes better; unfortunately most of the roll was virtually ruined, either because I accidentally opened the camera when it appeared to stop winding, or maybe the developer was just getting old. Either way, I thought it would be a shame not to share this despite the lacking photo quality.
2 responses to “Strangers Nos. 36 and 37”
Hi, im saiful in the photo. Thanks for including our photos in your project. Hope you didn’t mind if im sharing your website link in my fb. Have a nice day.
Thank you, Saiful! I am sorry the photos didn’t turn out better. All the best to you and your beautiful daughter!