People
One of the subjects of my photos that I love to take is that of people. Trying to capture all of the emotion, all of the essence of someone and of the scene is certainly a challenge and can be incredibly rewarding if in fact you succeed. However, during my time in Africa I have found that I have not taken too many photos of people. This is driven from a number of reasons but the foremost is that many of the locals simply do not like having their photos taken. I cannot speak for them as to why this is the case but I can imagine that they do not want to feel like ‘exhibits’. A feeling which I can appreciate because when we would arrive in a place, it was interesting to watch the 22 of us (tourists) get off the truck and ‘invade’ an area, something which even I felt a little overwhelmed about. Even if there were circumstances where a photo was appropriate there were times that if we were in a big group, I still did not take it. I find it difficult to explain why that was the case, just that it was a feeling that I had.
None the less I have taken some photos of people, who gave me their permission but needless to say I have seen 100s of faces that I would have loved to photograph but at the end of the day, not everything is about a photo.
The following are some of the photos that I have taken.
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