Gold / 2022 / Portraiture / Children

The little boy from Hampi

  • Prize
    Gold in Portraiture/Children
  • Photographer
    Arjun Kamath, India
  • Studio
    Arjun Kamath Photography

I made this portrait of 12-year-old Ajitha while he was busy guarding a tribe of goat on the outskirts of Hampi, Karnataka(India).

I smiled at him and asked politely, "Do you go to school?" (in Kannada, which is the local language).

He smiled back warmly and said, "No..." ("illa" in Kannada).

That "No" and his innocent smile still hasn't left my mind. Whether it a happy no, or a sad no, we'll never know.

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