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Khazak Children
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Khazak Children

by David Schoen

Gallery: POP PhotosPosted October 31, 20151,027 views3 comments

I was planning to post something entirely different; however, after looking at Lukes' image I decided to follow my passion for foreign "street" photos of children and adults.  These are the children of Mongolian Khazak eagle hunters in westernmost Mongolia.  I have posted several other images from this trip in this gallery.  Though very poor by our standards, these are very happy kids who are creative in their play without the everyday electronic toys of developed countries.  They were a pleasure to watch.
Camera settings are not important here; the story is.

Thanks for comments.

 

Comments

3 comments
Comment posted by Preston Birdwell on November 1, 2015 at 11:09 AM
This definitely tells the story of making the best out of what life has to offer. I have really enjoyed your 'eagle hunter' series. The framing here works well. At first, I was going to suggest a crop from the left, but noticed how important the blue slippers are to the composition. Nicely done.

--P
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Comment posted by Luke Ormand on November 1, 2015 at 7:16 PM
Beautiful story telling.  There are so many naratives which can be derived from this image.  The only thing I wish for is this image to be pulled back just a bit so I can see more of the setting (I noticed the mountains in the URC) 
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Comment posted by Patrick O'Healy on November 8, 2015 at 10:30 PM
David,
Great story and wonderful photo.  Thanks for sharing. 
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