24 October 2008

Benediction at Rishikesh

Dabah wallah, Rishikesh
How does one make a living by selling fried bread (more like a western loaf than any traditional roti), with a saucer of dipping sauce?

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2 comments:

  1. Beth28 October 2008 at 10:26

    What an extraordinary face. The outstretched hand makes me wonder what was happening - if it was a benediction, in fact - and about the life of the soul behind those eyes.

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  2. pohanginapete28 October 2008 at 13:04

    Beth, the hand could very easily be removed from the photo, but apart from the ethics of doing that (which I won't go into), it would in my opinion reduce the photo to a mundane portrait. To me, the hand is a crucial component.

    Thanks for your thoughts.

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