[Leica] People of Triplicane

[jayanand at gmail.com (Jayanand Govindaraj)]

Nathan,
Thanks. I like that photograph the best, too, because in spite of their not
being educated, and being at the lowest rung of our social pecking order,
their dignity shines through. It might even be that this is the first time
they have ever been photographed...
Cheers
Jayanand

On Sun, Jan 20, 2013 at 9:13 PM, Nathan Wajsman <photo at 
frozenlight.eu>wrote:

> Just lovely, all of them. I love your portraits of your city and country.
>
> Of these images, the first one, the day labourers, is the strongest for
> me. I don't know if it is the excellence of the photograph (and it IS
> excellent) or the overall social context of the image. Most likely a
> combination.
>
> Cheers,
> Nathan
>
> Nathan Wajsman
> Alicante, Spain
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> On Jan 10, 2013, at 4:23 AM, Jayanand Govindaraj wrote:
>
> > Triplicane is one of the older areas of Chennai - in fact the East India
> > Company's first beachhead in India was on land purchased from the ruler
> of
> > Triplicane village. It is also a religious mix - within 200 yards of the
> > 8th century Parthasarathy Swamy temple (the cultural and social anchor of
> > the area) is a large mosque, as well as a equally large church. People
> > shots then.
> >
> > Trio:
> >
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/People/Triplicane_20130106_098.jpg.html
> >
> > *Full Figure Studies:*
> >
> > Devotee:
> >
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/People/Triplicane_20130106_008.jpg.html
> >
> > Old Woman:
> >
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/People/Triplicane_20130106_009.jpg.html
> >
> > Believer:
> >
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/People/Triplicane_20130106_017_001.jpg.html
> >
> > Cyclist:
> >
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/People/Triplicane_20130106_017.jpg.html
> >
> > National Colours:
> >
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/People/Triplicane_20130106_096.jpg.html
> >
> > *Others:*
> >
> > Vegetable Seller:
> >
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/People/Triplicane_20130106_037.jpg.html
> >
> > Swagger:
> >
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/People/Triplicane_20130106_109.jpg.html
> >
> > Young Boy:
> >
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/People/Triplicane_20130106_110.jpg.html
> >
> > Tourist:
> >
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/People/Triplicane_20130106_144.jpg.html
> >
> > Young Girl:
> >
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/People/Triplicane_20130106_145.jpg.html
> >
> > Grandma and Ward:
> >
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/People/Triplicane_20130106_171.jpg.html
> >
> > Please see LARGE
> >
> > Comments and criticism, as ever, welcome
> >
> > Cheers
> > Jayanand
> >
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