Today I completed the final part of the galleries from India, this time with portraits from the streets.

This is the last slide show for 2008, a complete listing of all slide shows available on this website can be found in the galleries selection of the website.

Last days where busy, I however had this second set of portraits of Indian people on Markets.

More slide shows can be seen in the galleries selection of the website.

As usual, comments welcome!

This afternoon I found some time and produced set of portraits of Indian people visiting Temples.

More slide shows can be seen in the galleries selection of the website.

... one more from the "orphanage"

soon I will compile best of the portraits from India in a slide show, this portrait most probably will make it to be part of that slide show.

another candid shot, taken from our taxi during the India trip in January 2008

When I take photographs of people, normally it are portraits where the person knows very well that I take a photographs. Sometimes however the situation is that nice that I can't resist to press the button.

These men on the beach of Puducherry (India) where standing there and this was exactly such a situation for a candid "street" shot.

As usual, I asked this man before take a portrait. His expression did not change after seeing the camera, a perfect model.

I am leaving for a short trip to Boston, till now I did not decide which camera to take.. maybe... I will bring back some photographs from the states.

This one is from India:

More from India:

I am busy these days preparing two expositions of portraits, that is a new experience taking more time as expected since my personal expectations of printing output, matting and framing are a unexplored area.

Nevertheless, one more portrait from India.

He wanted to be on the photograph but when the moment came he turned to be little insecure. After I showed the result, a smile!

On a market we met this man, selling potatoes: