The Turban

I called this The Turban and deliberately created more blur for the rickshaw driver in order to tell the story of the hundreds of thousands (millions) of individuals simply not seen in our world - the men and women who tirelessly toil with physical labour in order to serve the needs of the few, often unseen, unheard and unrespected. Many of the rickshaw drivers pull their rickshaws with bicycle or on foot and live on a poor diet of much carbohydrate, little protein and not many vegetables. Their bodies are often ravaged with illness, are in need of chiropractic and osteopathic attention, a good meal, a bath and a good dose of love and respect. He is grateful for the fare he is currently carrying. He gains some solace from the knowledge that his karmic lot will be over one day and he may return to this life with greater fortune....this is generally his belief, maybe it is good that he has it, it comforts him.




Thank you all for your clicks and comments recently, user awards and GE awards....they've been a wonderful boost to finding value in my own photography after 4 years on ephotozine. When I look back to my very first upload, first I cringe, then I see how much I've learnt here...most by ploughing through everyone else's photos to admire what has been done and trying to figure out how they do it...there are some amazing photographers here, some barely noticed, others regularly awarded..and many others just like me, tying to get better and better as each year goes by. Thanks for the encouragement, all of your comments are read and appreciated...some I send private messages to in response. - Jonathan

Brand:	Canon
Camera:	Canon EOS 50D
Recording media:	JPEG (digital)
Date Taken:	25 Jan 2012 - 8:55 AM
Focal Length:	59mm
Aperture:	f/5.0
Shutter Speed:	1/80sec
Exposure Comp:	0.0
ISO:	640
Exposure Mode:	Not Defined
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
White Balance:	Auto

Title:	The Turban
Username:	jonathanbp
Uploaded:	22 Aug 2012 - 6:36 AM
Tags:	Black & white, India, Jaipur, Landscape / travel, Photo journalism, Portraits / people, Rajasthan, Rickshaw, Turban
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