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    Gunasiri, the painter, was initially reluctant to let me take his picture, for fear the designs would be copied. Gunasiri, as well as several other artists, display their work along Green Path in Colombo. On some days he goes home with close to Rs. 10,000 (US$80) and on other days with nothing. by: fahad_farook Views[367] This gentleman selling isso vadai (prawn patty) didn’t wish to share his name. The authorities have been intermittently cracking down on pavement hawkers, forcing them away from their regular places of business; he was understandably paranoid about a guy with a camera. by: fahad_farook Views[736] Sunny Sri Lankan afternoons mean that Tillekeratne usually sells most of his King Coconuts. The fruits come from a tree in his own garden and sell at about Rs. 40(US$ 0.32) a fruit. by: fahad_farook Views[685] The very shy Chamara sells corn on the cob. He boils the corn over a wood fire right next to his corn stall. by: fahad_farook Views[388] Muthukumara, the cobbler, says mending shoes is the only job he has ever done. Although the trade has been in the family for three generations, he hopes it ends with him. He wants his three daughters to find good jobs that, hopefully, pay more than the Rs. 1000 (US$8) he makes in a day. by: fahad_farook Views[317]
     

    Photos: My Scholarship entry - Watching the Wheels

    Sunday, 13 Jan 2013 | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry

    I never planned on taking up photography: words like aperture, ISO & bokeh as well as SLR cameras intimidated me. But one day during my day job as a corporate trainer, a friend coaxed me into trying it out. There I was shooting on full manual mode and ... Read more >
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