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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

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271 thoughts on “Photo walk in Jaipur | Street Photography – Faceless Frames ” Hands””

    1. Thank you, Divsi! I’m happy to know you liked it. Of late, I have been using smartphone camera for clicking pictures. I haven’t been using much of DSLR for quite some time. I feel compact zoom camera are better in most conditions. But when I do use DSLR I try to use their capability to the max.

      My personal favorites are last three pictures.
      🙂

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  4. I really liked the lovestruck and waiting pictures. This sure must have an experience in it all. The way you look at the world always take a turn when you understand how others look at it.

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    1. Love the last line of yours! I feel there’s a story in each of these pictures. I’m sure if not everyone, at least some of us can interpret them. Thanks for sharing your thoughts 🙂

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  6. So happy to find someone who shares the same fascination for hands and feet as I have. While most photographers go for the intricacies of the face, the wrinkles and freckles, I feel that emotions are better conveyed with things that most people forget to keep a track of. These are great pictures. Keep it up!

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    1. Mansi, thanks for the appreciation. It’s true that most people choose to focus on face. In contrast, focussing away provides a different opportunity. With face we tend to form preconceived notions. Have you also captured faceless pictures?

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    1. Sheeba, we all have our own ways of looking at things and world around us. hat is what makes us unique. When I’m out with other photography enthusiasts I find that we all have different orientations. some people will notice big and important things while others are drawn towards tiny stuff and go macro. Yet another derive inspiration from daily stuff! What do you like to click, Sheeba?

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  13. Such a great collection of images! I was touched by every one of them. And I loved the idea of hands portraits. Did you ask for people’s permission when taking photo of their hands? It looks so natural and lovely, but hard to imagine that they can keep on naturally when the camera is shooting.
    My favorite one is Homeless, of course – the composition, the color scheme, all works harmonious. And the newspaper one and the one with the melon!

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    1. Sometimes you seek permission. Most other times you have to click because the moment is lost. None of these pictures are staged. People in Jaipur are used to getting clicked because there’s large inflow of tourists. Happy to hear about your favourite one’s.😃

      Thanks for sharing your thoughts.

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      3. I have never been further than Egypt and Jordan. My dream is to travel to Asia, but I have so many places on my list 🙂 I think, I should be there once so I can imagine the atmosphere. What I can think of from here, quiet Norway, is a pale picture maybe 🙂

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      4. Asia is in stark contrast to the Europe. Egypt might give you clues. Landing in India, for most Europeans is a sensory bombardment….noise, various smells, too many things happening at the same time…colors…

        I’m sure once you experience Asia especially India, Thailand, Vietnam etc you’ll discover why people don’t bother with getting clicked. Most people are friendly and warm. Your camera can actually get an interaction started! I have on many occasions clicked pictures got them printed and handed it over to them. You can’t imagine the joy on their face. They never had any opportunity to get themselves clicked. 🙂

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      5. Ooh oh 🙂 With all my love for adventure and new places, I think I might want to get prepared little by little. I have become too Norwegian, too used to order, calmness, silence, that even Europe, like Spain, works like bombardment to me 🙂 I am also highly sensitive, and get easily overwhelmed by too many things. But the dream is to be followed! So I hope to find myself on the streets of Asia one day. I am sure, there are a lot of lovable people there.

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      6. I’m sure you can find a different world in Asia. That is what most travelers like about Asia! You can read travel accounts of visiting travelers from your side of the world, it will prepare you better for things to come and expect! 🙂

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    1. Ha ha! I don’t know much about him. I glanced through his blog last year when famous travel blogger brought that name up during the conversation. I guess he is quite famous.

      Thanks Yamini. 😃

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      1. No, but it’s high on my long, long list of places to visit thanks to all the great things I’ve seen on Instagram and now here with you. It just keeps getting more enticing

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