The girl with a Thanakan on her face was a peddler

Girl with blank face
Shot in Central Yangon, Myanmar
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A girl peddling on the streets of Yangon. She was on the verge of falling, but the head of her nose and cheeks were smeared with white. That's Thanaka. It's a sunscreen or the equivalent of a cosmetic, and many people in Myanmar apply it to their faces. People with white-painted faces are walking here and there in the city, and I felt very uncomfortable until I got used to it.

When I pointed the camera at the young girl, she looked a little dubious. She turned her scowling face to the camera. But the camera caught her in the viewfinder.

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Aug 2010 MYANMAR PEOPLE

PHOTO DATA

No

4436

Shooting Date

Mar 2010

Posted On

August 9, 2010

Modified On

July 1, 2024

Place

Yangon, Myanmar

Genre

Portrait Photography

Camera

CANON EOS 1V

Lens

EF85MM F1.2L II USM

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