Begging woman with Child at Swayambunath, Kathmandu 1st December 2006

2 Responses to “Begging woman with Child at Swayambunath, Kathmandu”

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Jennifer:

This shot is really disturbing / depressing, the expressions on the faces, especially the concern in the face of the child.

January 25th, 2007 at 08:18
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Marley:

did you give her money?

March 6th, 2012 at 18:54

CameraCanon EOS 5D
Focal Length15 mm
Aperturef/3.5
Exposure1/1600 sec
ISO200
Date Taken11 Apr 2006, 11:26

The story behind "Begging woman with Child at Swayambunath, Kathmandu"

One more of this wonderful place. I has been taking many pictures during my visits here, but it was difficult to capture the uniqueness of this place, something you will feel once there.
I was setting up my monopod to catch the sun setting behind the Stupa, when this woman came begging for money. She was quite persistent and only stepped back from touching me a few second before this shot. The impressive architecture, combined with the apparent smile on this crying woman, the look in the baby’s eyes and the accidental bird that just flew into the shot makes this special for me.

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