This feisty little one was zipping all over the school ground while we were there. Smacking bums and speaking loudly, acting dramatic and insisting on taking a photo of me taking a photo of her. She is wearing her school uniform and a replica of a traditional Maldivian necklace, which, as I understand it, acted as some sort of a dowry. When we arrived, everyone was dressed up traditionally and milling about the school to celebrate Dhivehi Day (a celebration of the Maldivian language).
The children who aren’t petrified of the pale white (and I AM tanned) lady holding the camera are still quite shy. There are exceptions. This little girl tried to hide behind mum… but mum had other ideas.
I just returned from a four day hiatus (from my five month hiatus) to Hadahaa. South of Male by a good hour’s flight on a Dash 8. Hanging out right near the Equator is hot business. It’s located near the center of the Gaafu Aufu Atoll in the Maldives. Doesn’t it just sound hot? … I managed to remain unburnt. With the help of some infant 50spf, a hat, and a sarong wrapped around my head and shoulders when things got too toasty. The purpose of the visit was to photograph some of the ‘Journey’s’ to be offered to guests of the up-and-coming Hadahaa Resort Maldives. These journeys are designed to enlighten resort vacationers about aspects of the Maldives such as the environment, culture and traditional Maldivian way of life. We traveled to local islands (as the tourists will) for these experiences and made this shutter bug very happy.
One of my new favorite things to do when photographizing is shooting bits of people. Cutting off heads, ears, arms, legs… just focusing in on what I find visually interesting and framing it in such a way that I don’t miss the rest of the subject. Sort of the same thing, I think, as reading a book and filling in the visual blanks with your imagination instead of watching a movie where you don’t have to do any work to imagine what’s happening in a given frame. The mind stays stimulated for longer with each shot. And that’s exactly what I’d like to achieve with my shots…messing with…er… stimulating your minds.
Last week I had the opportunity to bring my camera to a new safari boat in the Maldives. I was supposed to be there as a ‘model’ (after all, expat business produces a high concentration of expats… the very people the Maldives hopes to attract to their resorts/boats). So I guess I can add modeling to my resume (that’ll come in handy when I have my next nursing interview I’m sure). I had a blast and think I came away with a number of shots I am proud of. These are some of the portraits I shot that day - my first REAL experience with a 50mm.
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