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(The flower sellers) woke my curiosity. But at that time, I didn't really have the time to do the project, and this idea just kind of stuck in my head for almost two years.
Found on CNN 9 years ago
Flower Man. i had a really clear idea before I went (to the market) about what I wanted to do.
Found on CNN 9 years ago
All the pictures are shot within noon and 3 p.m. when you have the sun straight from above, which gives (the portraits) this very hard light, and then I just used some studio light as a fill to make it a little bit more soft.
Found on CNN 9 years ago
All the other sellers -- they are so busy, so just convincing them to go near the river to get their portrait done and spend maybe 15 minutes of their time was a challenge, because every minute they're not standing in the flower (market), they lose money.
Found on CNN 9 years ago
Some of the flowers, (the sellers) didn't allow us to take pictures of because they're flowers used for offering in the temple, it was more a problem about the flowers than actually the guy behind, because they didn't want us to take the pictures because (the flowers would) lose their purity.
Found on CNN 9 years ago
If you want to take pictures in India, people tend to just stand up and look proud and strong, it's very different from the Western world because if you take pictures here, people tend to smile.
Found on CNN 9 years ago
They use these flowers in temples and all over India, so that's one of the more common flowers at the market, i really like that picture because they carry the flowers like it is a dress. You should see when they walk through the flower market, it's almost like (the flowers are) all alive.
Found on CNN 9 years ago
These are a special kind of leaves, and many of (the sellers) carry them on their head and (on their) arms, and when they walk around, it's almost like a human bush or something like that.
Found on CNN 9 years ago
I enjoyed this project, there's a lot of photographers going to India and then showing a poor, bad situation. ... I have a totally different approach. I want to show some more proudness and find the beauty of people.
Found on CNN 9 years ago
I had a really clear idea before I went (to the market) about what I wanted to do.
Found on CNN 9 years ago
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