I don’t photograph people very often these days, but while in Kisoro, Uganda we arranged for a visit to one of the local communities. This particular village doesn’t get visitors often and the children were intrigued by my camera and delighted with the resultant images of themselves on the back of my LCD screen. I only wish I could have printed something out for them to keep. These were two of my favorites of a series taken through an open window. Top image: Nikon D850 with Nikkor 17-35mm lens (at 17mm) ISO 1600, f/2.8 at 1/60th of a second. Bottom image: Nikon D850 with Nikkor 17-35mm lens (at 35mm) ISO 1600, f/2.8 at 1/50th of a second.
Love these. Interested to know more about the beads on the one boy. Do they make their own beads? Do they string them for various bracelets, necklaces, etc. Or was this brought to them by others?
I’m assuming they make their own beads as they seem to make their own everything. They showed us how they weave their clothing and rugs and how they grind their sorghum, etc etc.
Thanks Marcia. It was great fun to photograph the kids and show them the back of my camera. Before I knew it, there were thirty or forty of them mugging for the camera.
Such sweet faces. I like the head beads. What a treat to meet locals. A perfect opportunity for an old time Polaroid instamatic to leave behind a souvenir!
Truly nice cultural photos. Those kids are all bright-eyed & seemed to be enjoying your visit. They will probably remember your brief stop in their village for years to come.
I’ll see what I can do Shardae. Usually I want to get straight to the animals, but as I bring more people on trips with me, I’ll start doing more of this kind of thing.
The children live in such a harsh land, yet their smiles are genuine and enigmatic, their eyes lively. As always, photographs connect us all to the world.
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Love these. Interested to know more about the beads on the one boy. Do they make their own beads? Do they string them for various bracelets, necklaces, etc. Or was this brought to them by others?
I’m assuming they make their own beads as they seem to make their own everything. They showed us how they weave their clothing and rugs and how they grind their sorghum, etc etc.
These photos made my day!! Incredibly special!!
Thanks Marcia. It was great fun to photograph the kids and show them the back of my camera. Before I knew it, there were thirty or forty of them mugging for the camera.
Thanks for sharing. I like the boy’s hand.
Such sweet faces. I like the head beads. What a treat to meet locals. A perfect opportunity for an old time Polaroid instamatic to leave behind a souvenir!
I was thinking the same thing Jennifer. Wish I had something tangible to give to the kids.
U caught how curious they must have been in photos
Looks like another award winner!
Aunt Sue
Thanks Aunt Sue. It was great that they weren’t used to outsiders coming in and were truly intrigued by our presence in their village.
Truly nice cultural photos. Those kids are all bright-eyed & seemed to be enjoying your visit. They will probably remember your brief stop in their village for years to come.
It seemed that way. I’ve been to villages before where they get tourists every day. This wasn’t the case here and you could see the appreciation.
These are incredible, Sean. I have to say, I want to see more of this from you!!
I’ll see what I can do Shardae. Usually I want to get straight to the animals, but as I bring more people on trips with me, I’ll start doing more of this kind of thing.
The children live in such a harsh land, yet their smiles are genuine and enigmatic, their eyes lively. As always, photographs connect us all to the world.
They sure were happy to see us, and themselves on the back of my camera.