A Maasai Student, by Ryszard Wierzbicki

While visiting the Maasai village in Ngorongoro area in September 2011, I had a chance to visit a local school, where about 25 kids were gathering in a small hut and learning a basic English lesson that was given by a Maasai teacher. The photograph of this student was taken through the gap in between the timbers of the wall of their classroom.

Nikon D5000 with 18-200mm | Exposure f/5.6 @ 1/750sec | ISO 800 | Focal Length 200m
A Maasai Student, by Ryszard Wierzbicki

Award Winner: Photo of the Day | April 11
Award Score: 63 (Value 12, Clarity 12, Composition 16, Style 12, Skill 11)
Photo of the Day Award Category: Portraiture Photography
Photograph Location: Maasai Village, Ngorongoro, Tanzania

Photographer: Ryszard Wierzbicki (Swindon, United Kingdom) Registered
Born in 1963, Ryszard Wierzbicki is a graduate of University of Gdańsk in Poland, and completed his master degree of Social Sciences in Children Care Education in 1992. He worked in an orphanage and four other companies, where he served the positions of Educator, Marketing Specialist, and Sales & Marketing Manager in various branches including child care, dentistry, orthodontics, and IT. Apart from his regular jobs he continued developing his Scuba Diving qualification resulted as an instructor level in PADI. After emigrating to UK in 2006, he began his real travel and photography experience. He loves to explore South-East Asia, where he volunteers occasionally with Stu and the Kids charity organization of Thai and Burmese Orphans (stuandthekids.org). He established two forums for active travelers and photographers named Instant Travelling (instanttravelling.ning.com) and World Around (worldaround.co.uk) in 2010. Changed to an ironed suit and laptop for cargo trousers, hoodie jacket, and knapsack, Ryszard have been managing freely the passion of photography, traveling, and scuba diving. He is now self-employed as Marketing Advisor and Tour Organizer, happily divorced, and has no kids.

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