Half in sunlight, half in shadow
(these two photos were taken with some people in direct sunlight and others in shadow.
So I scanned the photos twice;
once over-light to bring out the features of the people in shadow,
and another time over-dark to bring out the features of the people in direct sunlight)
Betrawati, 2000
Two friends
Betrawati, 2000
A baby soaks up the warmth of the winter sun
Betrawati, 2000
Bipin and his mother
Manamaiju, Kathmandu, October 2015
I first took Bipin’s photo back in 2002, when he was bundled on his mother’s back while she was bringing in laundry. Now it is 13 years later, and Bipin is 14.
(I realize that in all this time, I have misplaced his mothers name in my notes—I plan to remedy that on my next walk-through)
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Bipin flying a kite
Wednesday, October 28th, 2015
Salman
Manamaiju, Kathmandu, October 8th, 2015
I was walking though Manamaiju when Salman came up to me and asked if I would take his photo. He had seen the photo with his niece Sushma and wanted a photo of himself.
Behind Salman, some paper was being burned on the ground, leading to the smoky background that the sun’s shining through. Two boys in the background stand in front of Manamaiju Secondary School.
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Kiran and Arati
Balaju, Kathmandu, 2004
On a cool winters day, I was coming out of my friends building and caught friends Kiran and Arati in the sunlight just outside.
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Sunita’s neighbors
Dadagaun, Kathmandu, Friday, September 25th, 2015
Risan in front, Supriya in the back, and Jyoti in the pigtails.
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My shadow, Ramesh
Dadagaun, Kathmandu 2005
The afternoon sun was low, casting a warm glow. Looking around at the colors it lent the surroundings, I thought I'd take a self-portrait of sorts with my shadow thrown on a wall. While I was fiddling with the focus, Ramesh had followed me down, and walked up in his plaid cholo.
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(Ramesh’s image above is from a rather smallish scan of the photo. I had to enlarge the image a little, which is why it may look a little blurry/pixelly)
Another photo of Ramesh, on a warmer day.
Sabita
Between Manamaiju and Shrijana Nagar, Kathmandu, January 2003
Eight-year-old Sabita—in the community that I spoke of in Friday’s post.
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Guests at Sunita’s wedding
Dadagaun, Kathmandu, February 2005
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