After the street scenes of Kathmandu, here comes the people of Nepal. Portraits, a type of photography that I like but I was even more excited to add the travel/street component to it. One of the main things here is that you really have to deal with what you got (unless you always go out and take pictures during the same time of day). If the light is bad and you still want to take pictures, you’ll have to accommodate and take the best out of it. It’s something that has always attracted me in concert photography and that is also present here in street portraits. Apres les scenes de rue de Katmandou voila les visages du Népal. Encore un typde photographie qu ej’adore mais j’etais tres impatient d’y rajouter la notion de voyage. La partie tres difficle c’est que on est obligé de faire avec la lumiere que l’on a. Si la lumiere est affreuse mais que tu veux vraiment faire ton image tu es obligé de faire avec et ca c’est tres instructif a mon gout. C’est aussi ce qui m’a attiré dans la photo de concert et que je retrouve ici dans la les portrait de rue/voyage.

- Color Portraits -

Two ladies that I met around the Durban Square in Kathmandu. Top : A lady selling peanuts. I actually wanted her smoking but she did not want to be photographed doing that. Bottom: This lady was selling cigarettes and peanuts, she heard my accent and answered in a decent French, what a surprise (She told me later she used to live in the Pondicherry province in India). Deux femmes rencontrés aux alentours du Durban Square a Katmandou. La 2eme m’a repondu en francais apres avoir entendu mon accent, surprise assez sympa (elle m’expliquera plus tard dans la conversation qu’elle habitait a Pondicherry, une des anciennes provinces Francaise de l’Inde).

The purple scarf (best viewed in larger size, click on the image and sorry if it opens over the blog, I did not manage to fix that problem so far…). FIXED :) L’echarpe violette. (Faut vraiment la voir en plus grand pour l’apprecier celle la, cliquez dessus et desole si elle s’ouvre par dessus le blog, pas encore reussi a reparer ce souci). Réparé :)

Those eyes will always amaze me. This picture was taken in Sauhara, the town on the border of Chitwan National Park. Ces yeux m’etonneront toujours. Image faite a Sauhara, la ville qui borde l’entrée de Chitwan National Park.

This might be one of the “simplest” images but it reminds me such a great moment. We were cold and had Chai somewhere in the mountains at that family house.  It is cooking on the fire at the back. I was at the limits in speed and isos and there was nooooo light what so ever. We had a nice chat and thanks to the chai I survived the cold ;). Certainement un des portraits les plus simple mais il me rapelle un super moment. On avait froid et on a pris un Chai quelque part dans les montagnes, enfin dans cette maison familliale. Le Chai est en train de chauffer sur le feu de bois derriere elle. J’etais plus ou moins aux limites coté vitesse et iso mais c’est comme ca que je voyais la photo et comme ca que je me rapelle de l’instant.

- Black & White Portraits -

Portrait taken at the mother theresa elderly home near the Pashupatinath temple in Kathmandu. Ce portrait a été pris a l’hospice de Mere Theresa a Katmandou.

I saw this lady for a really short time. She was watching her goats and I had to jump back in the truck. The light was really hard but I couldn’t help and try to get a decently exposed shot.

One of the last portraits I took. Hiking down from Ghandruk to Birethanti. He most certainly had never seen himself on a camera and he laughed for five minutes when I showed him the pictures, such a great moment. Un des derniers portrait que j’ai fait lors de la descente de Ghandruk a Birethanti. Je pense qu’il ne s’etait jamais vu sur un appareil photo car quand je lui ai montré l’image il a rigolé de joie pendant 5 bonnes minutes, un chouette moment.