One of the fun things about Jon’s dad being here has been that he is also really into photography. Actually, he is far more into it than we are, but either way, it was nice to have a shooting partner and someone to appreciate the photography aspect of life here (which is rich).
In the afternoon after our waterfall day, Barry and Sam walked up the coastline to a little village named Peshwar Dip alongside the resort. The fun part about it is that everyone, especially kids, here really likes to have their photo taken, and enthusiastically offer some pretty adorable photo shots. We had befriended some local kids behind our huts that lived in the village and within minutes of our arrival word had spread and basically the entire village of children had piled out to the beach for photos. We met up with Jon and Atticus who happened to be going by on a boat as they returned from a Bay of Bengal swimming excursion and we all walked through the little village and took photos and enjoyed the hospitality of Bangladesh that is indescribably warm and welcoming.
Even when Jon and Atticus almost accidentally peed in a graveyard (they were stopped in time, phew!) everyone was understanding and helped them to find a less sacrilegious peeing spot. At one point, no less than fifty or a hundred kids were following along with us as we walked around. Our evening photo excursion was a wonderful reminder for us (and wonderful introduction for Barry) of what a friendly and welcoming country we are lucky to be in, and we are happy to get to share it with others!
Some of our favorite photos of Bangladesh are portrait shots rather than landscape scenes. It makes sense though, when we think about it - Bangladesh is a beautiful country, but the greater beauty is in the ever-present kindness on the faces of the people who live here. Here are some photos we shot while going around the village and a few more portraits we shot along other routes in the last week or so.
Great pictures! I think when dad gets home he should put together an exhibit of his Bangladesh photos.
ReplyDeleteThe portrait/people shots on here are my favorites. I find myself going back to many of them and just looking into the faces for the longest time. I'm expecially drawn to the picture of Tabarok's daughter in the post about the new baby.
Thanks so much for sharing your experiences there with all of us.