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Photography & Travel August 18, 2011 1 min read

To not smile is the way

Day 29 of our month long series of photos on Rajasthan, India. This photo was taken in Khejarla, Rajasthan, one morning during a walk in the village. Most…

To not smile is the way

Young Rajasthani girl in Traditional clothing

Day 29 of our month long series of photos on Rajasthan, India. This photo was taken in Khejarla, Rajasthan, one morning during a walk in the village. Most Rajasthani women will not smile for the camera. I even had one Rajasthani woman ask me to delete the photo of her smiling and to keep the one of her with a serious look on her face. It appeared to me that it almost seemed inappropriate to them to be photographed smiling.

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