The three boys were wearing ties and uniforms, and they were on their way home from school

School boys wearing a tie
Shot in Kolkata, India
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As I was walking through the streets of Kolkata, three boys on their way home from school came up to me. They seemed to be intrigued by the camera I was holding. They wore matching school uniforms, so they must be from the same school.

The uniforms of the three boys were of the shirt-and-tie variety. The school children I met in Pune also wore ties, and I have a feeling that many school uniforms in India require the wearing of ties. I wondered if it was because India was a British colony and there was an assumption that if you wore a shirt, you had to wear a tie as well.

The three boys who came in front of me were talking animatedly. I don't know what they are talking about, but they must be talking about cameras and photography. As proof of this, I pointed my camera at them without saying a word, and they got along well with me in the viewfinder.

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PHOTO DATA

No

6193

Shooting Date

Jun 2011

Posted On

February 23, 2012

Modified On

October 20, 2021

Place

Kolkata, India

Genre

Portrait Photography

Camera

CANON EOS 1V

Lens

EF85MM F1.2L II USM

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