A Cheerful Smile by Ryszard Wierzbicki

The photograph was taken in Ajmer in India in July 2011. I met a mother with two kids, begging for food on the street. I did a session of 10 photos portraying this girl. I bought cookies for these kids and in exchange I was given smiles. The whole picture is expressing Rajastan’s ethnicity and a charm of the wonderful smile.

Nikon D5000 | Exposure f/5.6 @ 1/125sec | ISO 400 | Focal Length 55 mm
A Cheerful Smile by Ryszard Wierzbicki

Award Winner: Photo of the Day | March 03
Award Score: 68 (Value 12, Clarity 12, Composition 18, Style 13, Skill 13)
Photo of the Day Award Category: Candid Photography
Photograph Location: Ajmer, Rajasthan, 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.

Website: http://ryszardwierzbicki.com
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