When I’m shooting for a documentary, my main focus is the video camera. But I love taking stills, so I find myself snapping a few quick shots as I’m leaving, getting into the van to head to the next location.
These photos were taken of school children at a little village outside Bujumbura, Burundi. Workers were constructing a new school building, and the principal had come out — at my request — to keep the kids from getting in the shots while I gathered footage of the construction site.
But when I pulled out my still camera, and hung out with the kids to take some photos of them, I forgot to tell the principal it was okay for the kids to pose. While I was taking pictures, he came over with a switch and whacked the kids and they scattered. But not before I caught one little boy wearing a cup on his head, and snapped a few shots of the other kids who had swarmed around me as we prepared to leave.
What’s with the hook ’em horns kid in the first photo? Did he guess that you’d been to UT?
These are awesome pictures. especially the last one. I’d blow it up and put it on a wall.
What a wonderful set of pictures. I have noticed that anywhere in the world I have been, kids love to have their pictures taken. You did a superb job of capturing their joy. Thanks for sharing!
Your Cousin,
Renee