Hope, by Arvind Bhatt

An old cycle-rickshaw wala, waits for his next customer, whom he can transport in the city of Haridwar, and get his next meal of the day. The life of many rickshaw wallas are so much short term planning. They just do not worry about anything else other than their next meal

Nikon D90, 1/100sec, f/5.6, ISO200, 135mm focal length
Hope, by Arvind Bhatt

Award Winner: Photo of the Day | February 08
Photo of the Day Award Category: Portraiture Photography
Photograph Location: Haridwar, Uttarakhand | India

Photographer: Arvind Bhatt H A (Bangalore, India) Registered
Arvind Bhatt is working in Nokia Siemens Networks for living. His photography interests started about 5 years back with a film camera Yashica, and has evolved since then. It was then he understood the aspects and the art and craft of photography. He loves to take candid pictures and pictures of nature. He believes Photography is all about the moment, and sometimes the camera and equipment does not matter, although it helps us making the job easier and faster. Taking to photography has helped him to see things in different perspectives, and inspired him to travel around a lot of places. His current equipment includes Nikon D7000 + 50mm/1.8 lens, and a Nikon18-200VR.

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