Mumbai Siesta, by Ryszard Wierzbicki

Streets of Mumbai are a coal mine of topics for the observant photographers. Life is constantly going on there in front of your eyes. You can see emotions, stories, dramas, happiness, sorrow, smiles and many other spectacular performances taking place. This man was just taking a nap in the middle of the busy area of the city.

Nikon D5000 with 55-200mm | Exposure f/5.6 @ 1/90sec | ISO 1600 | Focal Length 95mm
Mumbai Siesta, by Ryszard Wierzbicki

Award Winner: Photo of the Day | May 23
Award Score: 58 (Value 10, Clarity 11, Composition 15, Style 11, Skill 11)
Photo of the Day Award Category: Street Photography
Photograph Location: Mumbai | 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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