Hijras Performing at wedding

Awais Yaqub

Hijra or people belonging to 3rd gender. They walk around in team to explore people celebrating weddings, birthdays, child births etc and sing songs, play music and perform dance to earn some money.


The collect money during performance.


I shot these photos when hijras entered our home and start performing during my bro's wedding.

bfjr

Always a pleasure to view your work.
and these are no exception

Flyinggina

Fascinating.

I like #2 the best - love the way the face of one is framed by the arms of the other.

Virginia

Nir

Both fantastic shots!

bdcolen

Awais Yaqub wrote:

Hijra or people belonging to 3rd gender. They walk around in team to explore people celebrating weddings, birthdays, child births etc and sing songs, play music and perform dance to earn some money.



I shot these photos when hijras entered our home and start performing during my bro's wedding.

These are both wonderful shots, Awais - the first for the boys, the second for the composition and expressions. However, these provide a great example of photos the definitely need captions if you want us to know what's really going on in them. I'm not quite sure what you mean by third gender - are they cross-dressing heterosexuals, gay cross-dressers, or transgenders? - but there's no way to know from the photos that they are not women. So if we are not to just view these are intriguing visuals - which is fine, because they definitely work - we need caption information, which you did give us.

Lesley Bray

I love your work Awais - these are very interesting shots !

rainbow

Both are excellent shots with much to look at and enjoy. The boys in the first looking in captures their interest so well. I assume they are neighborhood kids hanging out and want to peek in at the best show around. The second is fun because of the background woman looking so excited to have the money in her hand.

Thanks for sharing!

Awais Yaqub

bdcolen wrote:

These are both wonderful shots, Awais - the first for the boys, the second for the composition and expressions. However, these provide a great example of photos the definitely need captions if you want us to know what's really going on in them. I'm not quite sure what you mean by third gender - are they cross-dressing heterosexuals, gay cross-dressers, or transgenders? - but there's no way to know from the photos that they are not women. So if we are not to just view these are intriguing visuals - which is fine, because they definitely work - we need caption information, which you did give us.

Thanks BD, they are transgenders. Read recent news about them here

rutt

The second stands out for me. Great use of framing.