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Photo walk in Jaipur | Street Photography – Faceless Frames ” Hands”

Photo Walks in Jaipur? The first photography walking tour in Jaipur I ever took was when I bought a DSLR for the first time, a few years ago on World Tourism Day, here in Jaipur. I feel a photography walking tour in Jaipur is a great way to experience the city and also meet a local who can help you with a new experience. It’s difficult to photograph people on the street in a natural setting if you don’t understand the local culture. After a long gap, I decided to join a photo walk in Jaipur on a Sunday morning in the walled city. The incentive to join this photo walk was to break away from the “usual mindset” rut and think afresh!  Also, photography on the streets of India offers a great chance to learn and adapt.

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The above picture was clicked at the start of a street photography tour in Jaipur with a backdrop of heritage buildings in the old Bazaars of the Pink City.

The theme for this photo walk was “hands”. The walk was routed through the old Jaipur bazaar in the walled city area which has many heritage buildings. I have never been into clicking portraits, an integral part of street photography. Jaipur is one of the best places for street photography in India. Here are 13 Faceless Frames I composed during this short photo walk of 30 minutes capturing the street scenes in Jaipur.

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Morning is usually associated with certain routines like visiting a temple, offering prayers, reading a newspaper, drinking tea…

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  • The Invasion!

The gentleman in this picture was enjoying tea at a roadside tea Thela (cart) when a group of photographers swarmed in. He looked disturbed when a few photographers zoomed in on his face with zoom lenses, taking aim at his tea ritual. I settled for his hand though!

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  • Take stock of the business!

This flower vendor was catching up with the news in a newspaper. In this case, he was flipping through the obituary section. Taking stock of how his day will be?

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  • Tea Takeaway!!

Tea vendor in Jaipur pours tea into low-cost street style “takeaway”

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  • Passing the time!

The person in this picture is a watchman at an undergoing metro(tube) construction site on Choti Chaupar. With nothing to do during the morning hours, he was watching the world go by. What you see in this frame is his register and pen; both are useful for keeping records, his primary duty.

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  • Lovestruck!

I found this interesting tattoo sign on the hands of a boy. He was sitting with his friends outside an old temple entrance. It is a less visited temple of Jaipur walled city . You can read more on my post – Roopchaturbhuj Temple Jaipur flower-seller-jaipur-market-hands-theme

  • Waiting…..

This is a picture of a flower vendor waiting for the customers. There are many places in the old Jaipur city with flower sellers. These flower sellers cater to retail customers unlike the flower market in Jaipur, also known as Phool Mandi.

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  • Fruit Vendor!

A fruit vendor is loading and arranging his fruit display. A usual morning ritual among the local fruit vendors before the arrival of customers.

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  • The grain seller!

These grain sellers can be spotted across the walled city area of Jaipur. They survive on people looking to earn good karma! As per Hindu belief, offering feed or grains to birds and animals improves your karma! Offering grains to pigeons is a part of daily routine for many people in Jaipur.

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  • Preparing for the day!

The flower seller gets into action as he sorts and trims stems for the flower bouquet.

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  • All set!

The flower seller waits with the marigold garlands. Marigold garlands are bought by the devotees while offering morning prayers, especially in the commercial establishments where a fresh garland is offered to God or deity as a daily routine. Performing Puja at the start of a work day is a routine activity in Jaipur bazaars.

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  • Awaiting!

A scooter rider waiting by the roadside. For whom? I have no clue!

Finally, these two pictures are my favorite ones.

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  • Homeless!

The above picture is of a poor homeless person in Jaipur Walled City. I felt sad looking at his expressionless face. He was staring at “infinity”. There was so much hiding behind his face. So many stories.

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  • Bachpan or Childhood!

I clicked this picture on a roadside Thela or cart. These are the hands of a four-year-old son of the fruit vendor; I composed this frame when he was leaning towards his mother for the security watching the world go by!

I would love to hear your views and suggestions. Which picture did you like out of all the above?  I have written a couple of blogs on street photography in India which focuses on Jaipur, read them all Photo Walk in Jaipur

Would you like to undertake a Street Photo Walk in Jaipur?

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    1. Keerthi…happy to hear this from another photographer 🙂

      Personally, I find focusing on people’s face difficult. Probably, because I feel photographers have tried to capitalize on someone’s misery. When I look at poor and less privileged people, I feel they need love and help. These pictures depict emotions without a face.

      Do you like street photography?

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    1. Thank You for appreciating. The child and beggar are my favorite. I have another picture of this flower seller in the printed shirt but I need to post it on some other occasion. 🙂

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    1. I’m yet to post on another photo walk…it is pending for too long now!….time……
      I think a theme allows you to think out of box… and experiment. what do you think?

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      2. It is fine if you don’t have a DSLR. Most of the pictures on my blog have been shot using a superzoom compact camera! Now I increasingly use a mobile phone since carrying a camera in many situations is not feasible. What matters is your skills. Medium is just a facilitator. 🙂

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