5 from Awais

Awais Yaqub

Here are details of each photo updated 17 August, but 1st see photos and interpret them then click to read what is happening

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Agnieszka

One of these days I really want to visit your country! Nice photos Awais!

adbsgicom

As usual, wonderful images.
First one seems lack your usual wow-factor for me. Sorry.
The colors of her outfit paralleled by the wall is wonderful. Like this one a lot. She has a certain tentativeness in her expression.

On three, I'm guessing this a memorial of some sort for the woman pictured on the shirt, or am I applying too much western assumption to the image? The lack of anyone else's head is very moving (at least in how I'm interpreting it).

Took me a while to find the woman in the 4th one, which is part of the point of the image to me. Well-captured.

Last one is a nice perspective, but I'm not sure what is going on; looks like bidding on someone selling something.

2/3/4 are my faves of the group.

Tina Manley

I love #3!!

Tina

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Awais Yaqub

Hey thanks. I will explain photos later

Flyinggina

Wonderful photos, as always, Awais.

#2 is the clear winner for me. I love the way the colors in the little girl's dress are picked up by the wall.

I wonder who the little girl is. Is she related to you? A stranger looking at a stranger? And where is she going alone on the sidewalk?

Virginia

Awais Yaqub

Thanks Virginia, i will post other photos of this girl and this wall so you know how this photo was made

bdcolen

Awais Yaqub wrote:

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One would be good - were it not for whatever it is looming just over the head of the youngster on the left - it's very disconcerting.

The second is a wonderful riot of colors, but this crop works better for me...


The third is very intriguing - as is the 4th. And the final shot is by far the best - graphically, in terms of composition, and in terms of interest.

thoth

2 and 5 are my favorites of the series, Awais. I do like B.D.'s crop on 2, I must say.

5 is most excellent the way it is, though. The chaos of the flailing arms seems to swirl me right into the center of the group. It is very interesting. Well done!

Jack'll do

I always enjoy your images Awais.
It took me awhile to figure out what was going on above the head of the boy on the left in image #1...it's a simple whitish hat! I like the looks on their faces. The one on camera left (I think a bit older) looks a little more sure of himself while his younger friend seems a bit less confident.
I love your images of older people and would liked to have seen the full face of the old woman as she struggles under her heavy load.
What else can I say of the last one but

richtersl

#2 is a clear winner for me. I just love how her outfit and the painted wall complement each other.

saurora

Wow, Awais, you never disappoint! #2 is my favorite, just stunning. Also love #5 and #3.

Fred W

Awais,
Your pics always spark my interest. You convey a great perspective from a different part of the world which I am not accustomed to. From this series, in my opinion, #4 is quite exceptional. At a glance, I thought that you were presenting a pack of brush but closer examination presents an exceptional humanitarian image. Bravo !!!!!

Awais Yaqub

Here are the Details of each photo
1
Kids were playing in play ground, if you are familiar with this region kid on left is wearing Madrassah (Islamic school) dress, and that is white cap on his head. And kid on left belongs to minority christens.

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She was complete stranger, i shot this picture at small town near Islamabad, you have to pass this city to reach Peshawar. Girl belongs to Pashtoon Family who were all walking by the footpath, but they decided to move awayas they don't wanted to be photographed, but kid kept walking on the footpath.

I was trying to compose photo of the colorful wall used to make painted banners (1). All of the sudden this beautiful child appeared and i tried by best to take her photo along with wall. Here is the sequence of photographs i shot i really had no time to set camera to freeze her motion. Thanks god one photo came out pin sharp. 2nd photo shows her family too. They just kept walking.


I think BD's crop is great

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A face of Indian actress on a shirt of Pakistani kid ( you need to read history about India and Pakistan, i am not going into that) this is not over yet, kid is visiting holy site of Muslims. If you know Islam and Muslims it is not acceptable to wear pictured cloths during prayers or at holy sites.

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Nothing much just old lady carrying burden

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People going crazy on piece of bread. There was no shortage of bread, everybody just wanted to be 1st to have the bread.