TTLER’s ENJOYING SHUDIPTO’s WEDDING reception.
Category: Portraits
SELF PORTRAIT I TOOK THIS MORNING as a project for DPS.
GROOM IS WORKING ON CAMERA SETTINGS before taking photos of his bride. That’s what happens when you marry a photographer! Of course these Bengali weddings are not quite like the American ones. This is basically a wedding reception, where everyone comes and many get their photo taken with the bride, and get a great meal, visit and leave. Shudipto is a real gentleman and should make a great husband.
Shudipto and His Bride!
HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY TO MY MOTHER and all the other great Mother’s who check out this site!
Tonight I attended a wedding of Shudipto, a TTL club photographer. He had invited all the TTLr’s from Dhaka to his wedding reception.
Of course then you would see action like this wouldn’t you, with both the bride and groom behind the lens? It was a fun evening with great Bengali food! All the typical wedding food including curried chicken, fish and beef. They also served my favorite drink, borhani!
BIHARI LAD ENJOYING A BALLOON AT THE Krishi Market Camp.
THIS SCHOOL GUARD REALLY WANTED HIS PHOTO TAKEN. He had seen me taking photos of the construction outside Charles’ apartment building, and came out requesting I take his photo. Charles said he saw him coming out making sure his hat was on properly for the photo.
LADY IN BANGLADESH ON A CREW THAT IS EXCAVATING FOR some drainage pipes. She hauls dirt in a basket on her head to another location.
MAY DIBOSH! MAY DAY HOLIDAY TODAY IN BANGLADESH! In countries other than the United States and Canada, resident working classes sought to make May Day an official holiday and their efforts largely succeeded. For this reason, in most of the world today, May Day is marked by massive street rallies led by workers, their trade unions, anarchists and various communist and socialist parties.
In the United States, however, the official Federal holiday for the “working man” is Labor Day in September. This day was promoted by the Central Labor Union and the Knights of Labor organized the first parade in New York City. The first Labor Day celebration was held on September 5, 1882, and was organized by the Knights of Labor. The Knights began holding it every year and called for it to be a national holiday, but this was opposed by other labor unions who wanted it held on May Day (as it is everywhere else in the world). After the Haymarket Square riot in May, 1886, President Cleveland feared that commemorating Labor Day on May 1 could become an opportunity to commemorate the riots. Thus he moved in 1887 to support the Labor Day that the Knights supported. FACEBOOK entry by Shaherin Arafat
SHAHEEN (Our househelper) AND HER NIECE!
NORTH END COFFEE ROASTERS IS WHERE my friend Ellis and I had coffee and some delicious brownies. The owner is Rick Hubbard who is a friend of my son, Austin. The coffee shop is located at KHA-47-1 Pragati Sharani Shahzadpur, North Badda, across from UITS not far from the U.S. Embassy. Let me know if you like the Color or B & W version or Sepia!
Color Version
B & W
RUMKI, HALIM’S WIFE AT THE GATE which leads to their home in Mohammadia Housing. Halim is a good friend of mine. Until we knew her better we always thought of “room key” to remember her name. It’s amazing the helps we use in trying to remember words in another language.
FRIENDS ENJOYING NEW YEAR’S DAY by sitting by the canal.
TODAY IS “GOOD FRIDAY” WITHOUT WHICH there wouldn’t have been an “EASTER SUNDAY!”
HERE IS A YOUNG BENGALI MAKING COTTON CANDY in front of Aarong’s hoping to attract business from the Pre-New Year’s Day shoppers.
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