Street photos
Murree, Pakistan
I had a Sunday off in Islamabad, Pakistan, and was advised by World Bank Security that it was safe to take car and driver and go to beautiful Murree, a stone’s throw from Kashmir. The small town is placed high up in the mountains with cool, fresh air. I peeked into a side street and shot this photo on my iPhone. The guy must have thought “Sure, I can spruce up your photo”. Not much English spoken.
Kolkata commerce
“India lives in three centuries at the same time,” my Indian engineering friend at the World Bank told me. Even as a frequent visitor to India, it’s hard to fathom how life is for Indians outside the high-tech middle class. A snapshot through a yellow-cab window doesn’t do more than stimulating the imagination. Perhaps the man in the photo plays games on a smartphone when off work. No way I can tell.