peter barwick's photostream  

"What's your name?", "Which country are you from?"..."Can I take your photo?". These are the question we get asked all the time...this image shows how crazy it can get over sometimes.

Taken on a street photography trip in Gujarat, India in Jan 2012. The trip was run by Maciej Dakowicz for David, Matt and myself.

I loved the smile on his weathered face, with greased hair and camouflage ear muffs...how could I not take his photograph. The image seemed to work better in b/w than colour.

Taken on a street photography trip in Gujarat, India in Jan 2012. The trip was run by Maciej Dakowicz for David, Matt and myself.

This guy was happy to pose for a photograph as he was smoking. The image seemed to work better in b/w than colour.

Taken on a street photography trip in Gujarat, India in Jan 2012. The trip was run by Maciej Dakowicz for David, Matt and myself.

I got a little obsessed with the mirrors and their reflections of the locals passing by.

Taken on a street photography trip in Gujarat, India in Jan 2012. The trip was run by Maciej Dakowicz for David, Matt and myself.

It was pure fluke that I got the clouds in the right position so it looks like he's blowing smoke, I didn't actually notice until looking at the photos later in the day. This was taken at the beach town of Somnath which just a few km outside Veraval.

Taken on a street photography trip in Gujarat, India in Jan 2012. The trip was run by Maciej Dakowicz for David, Matt and myself.