Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Monday, October 27, 2008
An accident
Five minutes ago, I saw an auto going before me tumble down and crash on the railings in front of the governor's house, luckily no one lost their lives, there was a couple traveling in it and the husband's left middle finger was damaged.
1:45 pm oct27
1:45 pm oct27
Sunday, October 19, 2008
A conversation
Sunday afternoon. I was walking towards the bus stand in saidapet, when an old women sitting with a little sack of rice on the roadside called me, when I went near her, she told me that the rice that was selling for 20 Rupees last week now costs 32 Rupees.
Thursday, October 09, 2008
My Wonderful World
A short article about my photograph came in My wonderful World blog, a National Geographic-led campaign to increase geographic learning. The blog has news and notes from the campaign to give the kids the power of Global Knowledge..
This week’s featured fan photo comes from Joel Lazarus. While traveling in southern India’s state of Tamil Nadu in the town of Pondicherry, Joel came upon a family sitting outside of a local shop. Inspired by their joy and the colorful fabrics of the mother’s saree, Joel took this digital picture and immediately showed it to the family. Modern technology enables us to share pictures with one another instantly and, in that way, helps establish intimate personal connections. Joel writes, “I don't know what their names are, or what they do, or why they were there, but we were part of a photo-taking ritual; taking a photo of a person and showing the photograph to the person, is a ritual that bonds people in a different way.”
Sometimes photography celebrates the uniqueness of people and places inside of borders, and other times it blurs these borders, reminding us of a deeper universal connection.
Joel continues, “No matter where somebody comes from, or what somebody does or how much money they have, there is something beautiful in all of us and on magical occasions we {can} see the beauty, and it’s a great feeling. On such instances, I feel that we are all one--afterall.”
Thanks Joel for this great shot and your inspiring words! Share your global perspective with us by uploading your pictures on the My Wonderful World Facebook page; we’d love to feature your shot on the next Featured Fan Photo.
**Want to read more about modernizing Indian cities like Pondicherry? Check out this article by Don Belt and photographer Ed Kashi in the October edition of National Geographic.
Bethany for My Wonderful World
"Woman and Child" photo courtesy of Joel Lazarus.
This week’s featured fan photo comes from Joel Lazarus. While traveling in southern India’s state of Tamil Nadu in the town of Pondicherry, Joel came upon a family sitting outside of a local shop. Inspired by their joy and the colorful fabrics of the mother’s saree, Joel took this digital picture and immediately showed it to the family. Modern technology enables us to share pictures with one another instantly and, in that way, helps establish intimate personal connections. Joel writes, “I don't know what their names are, or what they do, or why they were there, but we were part of a photo-taking ritual; taking a photo of a person and showing the photograph to the person, is a ritual that bonds people in a different way.”
Sometimes photography celebrates the uniqueness of people and places inside of borders, and other times it blurs these borders, reminding us of a deeper universal connection.
Joel continues, “No matter where somebody comes from, or what somebody does or how much money they have, there is something beautiful in all of us and on magical occasions we {can} see the beauty, and it’s a great feeling. On such instances, I feel that we are all one--afterall.”
Thanks Joel for this great shot and your inspiring words! Share your global perspective with us by uploading your pictures on the My Wonderful World Facebook page; we’d love to feature your shot on the next Featured Fan Photo.
**Want to read more about modernizing Indian cities like Pondicherry? Check out this article by Don Belt and photographer Ed Kashi in the October edition of National Geographic.
Bethany for My Wonderful World
"Woman and Child" photo courtesy of Joel Lazarus.
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