Friday, 31st July 2009
Coin Collector
by Rajib Singha
I was waiting at the entrance of the jetty to catch the ferry to Gangasagar island when I spotted this young lad all soaked in mud. In fact he belonged to a group of local boys of his age collecting coins thrown on the bank by pilgrims on their way to Gangasagar fair.
Equipment: Nikon D50
Rajib Singha
I'm a teacher by profession and a passionate photographer who loves to chronicle the daily drama of life splendid unfolding in front of our eyes.
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Coin Collector by Rajib Singha was photo of the day on Friday, 31st July 2009. It is tagged Children, India, People. You can leave a comment below.
30 Comments
Michael Anderson
Beautiful poignant portrait!
Dianne
Ditto!! What a darling boy!
Mesquite
Great photo! A beautiful child, even when covered in mud.
Katherine Lee Strassburg
This child is so beautiful and introspective that he makes the mud seem like a spa treatment! This is another view of the world that I will never see in person–thanks for bringing it to me.
Leslie Parsley
I wonder what that little boy is thinking. He is quite beautiful and so is the photograph.
Nabin Baral
Beautiful and lovely boy!! I like the skin tone of the face.
bettina
its interesting how he seems to blend into the mud. almost as though he’s not there.
raised out of the mud only by the tone of his skin.
alyssa
this picture is simply amazing…. gave me goosebumps.
the boy is captivating. reminds me of jamal in slumdog, when he jumped on a shithole
congrats!
thanks for sharing!:)
alyssa
su
Such a lovely boy I hope he was lucky that day. Love these insights into daily life for some people, youre website makes a powerful statement too.
wanda krack
Thank you for showing us a little part of your world. Wonderful journalistic shot.
KeithT
Amazing shot. The sort of image that entices me to leave a comment.
Pauline Jones
When I was a kid I was so tempted to take money out of wishing wells, the urchins in the town where I live often did. When you are his age the mud doesn’t matter, the money does.
Annelize Cilliers
I see a deep sadness in him. I wish I could collect all the sad and unhappy children in this world and provide them with a future.
Akif
great shot.
Tani
Simply AWESOME….
Nicolas Rakotopare
really deep, amazing …
Marie Dunphy Harding
Such beautiful features! He’ll be a handsome man some day.
Lily
He looks to me as if he’s carrying the weight of the world on his shoulders. A very touching photograph. Thank you.
Renee
Looks like he was having fun!
Ellen Empson
HE almost looks humiliated or embarrassed in what he was doing.
Joao Ferrer
It’s a mystery shot for me. Was he collecting coins for a living, or just getting easy money to buy “stuff”, like any other child his age? Is he humiliated or just embarrassed at being “caught” by this adult with a camera? I hope he was just having fun with his friends. India is such a rich and beautiful country. Great shot, thanks for sharing it.
Michael Kim
I am a retired pharmacist and love to carring camera every where.
Michael Kim
What a timing and beautiful shot.
Malta Photography
Like this cool shot. very original and natural.
Grete
Wonderful and amazing portrait!!! You are a great photographer! Congrats to you.
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Rajib Singha
Thanks to all of you who had a glimpse of the photo and adding valuable comments to it. Love you all.
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great shot!!very nice, really reflect the reality..
Su
Fasinating insight.
Renee
excellent shot!