Last month I was shooting part of a documentary in Nepal. In our travels we stopped by at a local tea stall. The stall doubles as a local bar at night. It was run by two ladies – who served us strong chai, with something to eat. The light in the stall was great, and i had my camera
This one bummed cigarettes of me and we had a great conversation on men and how they need to be dealt with like children. My cameraman & sound recordist (both nice men, fidgeted uncomfortably.
She laughed and said, that someone had to look after her man and it might as well be her. Besides there are no guarantees that the next man won’t be worse
She offered me some Nepali local brew – it was 2 in the afternoon, terribly hot and the alcohol looked lethal. I could feel acidity flare up just looking at the damn thing. She told me that it was very good, especially on a cold night to keep warm….. The other woman pulled her leg and mine and said that there were better ways of keeping warm. all of us laughed.
The men looked bemused 🙂
My only trip to Nepal came when I was 18, part of a college tour. It was November and colder than anywhere I’d been until then. That was the first time I saw women smoking. I remember being taken aback at that sight.
The portraits of the women are beautiful.
Such beautiful photos.
They are perfect ads for why Botox takes all character out of faces 🙂
thank you..
completely — botox seriously makes people look frozen !!
lovely pics. really like the close-ups. portrays a lot.
nice..
~ B