For me the trip to India, in the state of Maharastra was one of the most fruitful from photographic point of view. The portraits I had taken during this travel experience are vastly published on various websites and photographic forums. As a white big man with a camera in hands I was an interesting object for locals to interact with. Therefore, it was really easy and a great pleasure to meet Indian characters and personalities. This is a portrait of a girl, whom I met on streets of Pune.

Nikon D5000 | Exposure f/5.6 @ 1/500sec | ISO 250 | Focal Length 200mm
Pune Street Smile by Ryszard Wierzbicki

Award Winner: Photo of the Day | December 31
Award Score: 70 (Value 13, Clarity 13, Composition 18, Style 13, Skill 13)
Photo of the Day Award Category: Portrait Photography
Photograph Location: Pune, Maharashtra, India

Photographer: Ryszard Wierzbicki (Swindon, United Kingdom) Registered
Ryszard Wierzbicki was born in 1963. Graduated with a Master degree of Social Sciences in Children Care Education from University of Gdańsk in 1992 in Poland. He worked in an orphanage and four other companies, going through positions of Educator, Marketing Specialist and Sales & Marketing Manager in various branches (child care, dentistry, orthodontics and IT). Apart of his regular jobs he continued developing his Scuba Diving qualification resulted of an instructor level in PADI. Emigrated to UK in 2006, from where he started his real traveling & photography experience and exploration of South-East Asia. Volunteering occasionally with Stu and the Kids charity organization of Thai and Burmese Orphans (stuandthekids.org). Established 2 forums for active travelers and photographers named Instant Travelling (instanttravelling.ning.com) and World Around (worldaround.pl) in 2010. Changed an ironed suit and laptop for cargo trousers, hoodie jacket, knapsack and started to manage freely the passion of photography, traveling and scuba diving.

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