This week’s WPC is Street Life, something we photographers cannot resist. All those delicious moments just waiting to be captured by the camera! My first image is of a group of women sitting on a bench in Barcelona, catching up with each other, as they perhaps do every morning. Aren’t they lovely?
Barcelona
The next few are taken in Bhutan, and Kathmandu, just glimpses of daily life, out on the street.The beauty of the little market, the chaos of the Kathmandu city street, and then a street in PepsiColaTownPlanning (where we stayed while working for volunteer agency) a new suburb of Kathmandu. There is so much to see in this photo, school boys, a seller by the road, motorbikes, shops, all men on the street except for the seller and what looks like a customer hurrying towards her. The last photo is near the Buddhist stupa of Boudhanath, hence flower offerings are hanging ready for sale.
Finally some of the charm and beauty of Rajasthan, bright saris, animals and laughing people.
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The ladies get-together is just marvellous, Christine. The clothing might have changed, but otherwise this terrific shot could have been taken at any time – just as it’s been for generations, the ladies, out on the streets, getting together for a companionable chat. I’m a little sad I don’t have lots of shots from my old India trips – yours remind me just how colourful and exotic it is! 🙂
thank you Meredith … I was actually watching those ladies two days in a row, and then managed to get the photo 🙂 I am sorry you don’t have your Indian photos, it is quite an amazing country!
Just love the shots of daily life…capturing the real life of people.
thanks Charles, real life is great, no matter how hard there is always time for laughter!
Great shots, Christine. Love the one of the children with the animals. 🙂
me too AD, those laughing children!
A man is leading a camel in the final picture. Is the camel pulling the… just what is that high-sided thing, anyway?
it is an enormously high wagon, presumably carrying light goods, fabrics or hay … I guess they built it as high as they could to still get under the town gates 🙂 this was a wonderful town in the north, Mandawa, rich in havelis, decorated mansions for wealthy traders … now not so grand but still lovely
Wonderful Images, each depicting neighborhoods in peace and harmony in their own ways. M
yes MV, I saw them as positive images too 🙂
The streets you have shown us are alive with colour and energy. Looks so different to that of a modern North American city.
the motor car removes life from the street doesn’t it? I guess you have to look in malls over there!
It’s nice to see a bunch of elderly ladies together watching the world go by ,it’s usually the men!
so true, but these women are out on the street, no doubt their housework is all done!
A wonderful presentation of “street life”. I was supposed to go to Bhutan for work two years ago but at the end it didn’t work out. Thanks for sharing.
I love the pic of Barcelona
Great shots, Christine. I especially like the first one. 🙂
The colors in these shots are so beautiful and you’ve captured some delightful moments! The blue building with the goats in the foreground is my favorite! 🙂
Vibrant and beautiful! Come to think of it, I don’t have too many shots from our trips to Rajasthan either!
Love the rich colors, especially in the pics from India.