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Under the observant gaze of a bindi-clad woman in a storefront advertisement, men discuss the day’s happenings and observe passersby on a main road in Munnar, India. Munnar is well known for its tea-growing estates, which are some of the highest in the world.
Photography & text © Tricia A. Mitchell. All Rights Reserved.
Hi! My name is Tricia Mitchell. I delight in telling stories about my slow travels through more than 65 countries. Some of my highlights have included sharing meals with locals in Armenia, Cambodia, and Tunisia; sipping sparkling wine with French cousins in Alsace; milking goats in a sleepy Bulgarian village; and training with a Japanese mine-clearance team in Laos. My husband, Shawn, and I are based in France’s Loire Valley.
Great photo and love the title.
Thanks, Mark!
That is a super capture, Tricia. I love the juxtaposition, its impact enhanced by your decision to go with B&W.
Rachael, many thanks. Ironically in the Munnar Tea Fields, it’s the women who are under the watchful eye of their male supervisors, so I thought this photo offered an interesting contrast!
It’s been a while since your last post Tricia. Glad your travels remain interesting.
Victor, you’re correct about my writing hiatus. :) We’re back visiting in Germany now (more from Deutschland to share in the coming weeks!) I hope I’m not disorienting my dear readers by flitting from continent to continent!
I so look forward to your posts. Your photographs are evocative and unusual. You do beautiful work. Bravo. Virginia
Virginia, how kind. Again, I’m humbled by your supportive comments. To belocchio, I say grazie, grazie!
wonderful capture Tricia!
Thanks, Marina! The men looked at me oddly as I snapped this one, then flashed big smiles when they saw the lady over their shoulders. :)
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