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Copyright: Grant Parnell (grantlp)
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| Genre: People |
| Medium: Color |
| Date Taken: 2007-04-04 |
| Categories: Daily Life |
| Exposure: f/3.5, 1/200 seconds |
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| Photo Version: Original Version |
| Date Submitted: 2007-04-22 6:12 |
| Viewed: 545 |
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| [Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note |
Whilst in Bangkok for three days, I took a "long-tail" water taxi to the Grand Palace, but on our way we were taken up a side river channel which gave me an opportunity to see another side to this fantastic city. We passed many old, poor-class houses which were in total contrast to the high-rise office blocks and 5 star hotels within Bangkok, but what was evident amongst the people I saw along the way, was that they still showed a great amount of pride in what they had and what they did.
This particular "boat lady" was waiting her turn to approach one of the tourist-filled boats, but she had such a fantastic spirit about her, and such a joyous smile that I was entranced by it. I had to zoom in on her from quite a distance, to be able to capture her look, as she waited in the shadow of a very dirty and filth covered shack. We can learn so much from these very humble people who earn a small living from what they make by selling souveniers to tourists. Such simple joy from such humble people. |
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