406 - 25th - A family

Originally clicked and uploaded by - Pratosh Dwivedi - 25th Jan'09

I was walking through the downtown of San Cristobal back to where our car was parked when I saw this small family right in front of me. My friend had warned me earlier that the native people in this city were really wary of getting "clicked" and often protested violently if they see someone shooting them without prior permission.

Given these facts, I somehow took risk of taking some quick shots. I really loved the way the woman was dressed. The way her hair was tied and the black traditional skirt which she was wearing. Looks like a perfect family :)

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395 - 14th - Early morning business

Originally clicked and uploaded by - Pratosh Dwivedi - 14th Jan'09

It was 7 in the morning when we arrived to San Cristobal after a hour's drive from Tuxtla. the city was covered in dense fog and even a thick leather jacket was not able to keep away the chilly wind. We left our hotel around 6 in the morning & hence had a plan to take breakfast in San Cristobal. After scanning the downtown for half an hour we could find only a single restaurant open at that hour. We parked our car in an empty parking slot and started walking towards the restaurant.

On the way, we saw these hawkers selling Tamales. Given the almost zero temperature, I could not resist buying one; even though my friends were not interested. While I was sitting & enjoying my steamy hot breakfast, I took this photo of the place. Though it didn't boast of high end customers, it was doing quite a good business.

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P.S Click on the image and observe the various subjects - it is really interesting :)