One blog, two faces
A new tag: #facesandplaces - with a description of the moment the photos were taken and/or some extra information, inspirational quotes, poems, additional photos to further illustrate…
I will start the series with Nepal and maybe later move on to China, Hong Kong, Borneo, Vietnam, Laos… wherever I have been and will be going.
This is my very first post so please don’t hesitate to give encouragement and/or suggestions. These photos are my babies. I hope you like them as much as I do.
Camera: Samsung Galaxy S4
Location: Kathmandu, Nepal
On my walk to Boudhanath, one early morning, I came across Mina’s sister and her grandmother whom I’d never met. They were on their way back to the orphanage after spending some time praying at the temple nearby. Intrigued by this older lady’s smile and the way we both seemed to “study” each other, I was overcome with the desire to capture her beauty. Naturally, as I often do, I asked her if I could take a photo (my heart always skips a beat when I ask this make-or-break question). She smiled and nodded in acceptance. And although she was fighting the sun shining in her eyes, she gifted me with a shy but beautiful smile.
You can almost see the wisdom piercing through her eyes… so many lines/paths to follow, so many stories to tell.
For those of you who would like to know more about the Tikka placed on her forehead:
Tikka is a red powder used by Hindus in various practices. Most commonly people put it on one another’s foreheads as a blessing. Sometimes it is just a dry powder and sometimes it’s a wet gunk mixed with rice before being put on your head. Tikka high on the forehead in the hair parting is a sign of marriage for Hindu women. source
Camera: Canon EOS D500
Location: Kathmandu, Nepal
“Every child is born a naturalist. His eyes are, by nature, open to the glories of the stars, the beauty of the flowers, and the mystery of life.” - Ritu Ghatourey
Photo of a little girl in her Montessori classroom. A reserved child, who seldom spoke, but was mainly focused on exploring and discovering the world around her.
Sylvia
“Learning is not a race for information, it is a walk of discovery” - Jane Healy