Rabari and coke, a photo from Gujarat, West

Photographer's Note

The word "Rabari" basically means the "outsiders". This is because of the traditional trade they used to do in times past. The Rabari's main business used to be raising cattle, camels and goats; for some traditional-minded families this is still the case. However, the new generation is slowly moving away from this way of life.
These animals needed lots of space for grazing and pasturing. Due to this reason, the Rabari couldn't live in town houses and have room for their animals also. They started living on the outskirts of towns and beyond for this reason. This community was given a name by the general populace -"Dhani". Dhani means the Basti-community,because they were outside the main community, so the name became Rabari for these wandering and herding people.

The actual Rabari are hun rajput. They invaded India in 507 AD. and ruled from 509 to 511 AD. Their king was Mihrikula, the leader of hun rajput. If we go to the early history their head was ATTILLA THE HUN. Attilla the hun was born in southern part of Russia. Some people also believed that Rabari or Huns Rajput, came to India from the Roman side because Attila the Hun was king of the region at the time.
from Wikipedia

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leo61 (0) 2012-04-15 12:04

Hi Luca!
Strange blueish on his face but a great portrait.
Love the contrast with the coca cola add .
In four days I`ll be in Indonesia....for the first time.
Best ,Leo

papera (14372) 2012-04-15 12:57

ciao luca,
trovare un ritratto nella tua galleria dove non ci sia un sorriso (un sorriso per te e non un sorriso qualunque) e' come cercare un ago in un pagliaio :)
il 14-24mm e' un obiettivo che mi piacerebbe provare ma il costo e' al di sopra delle mie possibilita' :)

(in effetti, come dice Leo, e' strano che solo la pelle del volto abbia un tono bluastro - ho pensato a qualche impostazione di color management ma visto che il resto dell'immagine non ha tracce dello stesso colore, mi vengono dei dubbi...)
c.

Glint (6171) 2012-04-15 13:22

hello Luca,
this has lots of impact. Love the contrast between bg and subject -modern and traditional. The colour contrast of red and blue is good too.
best regards,
Bev

everlasting (19680) 2012-04-15 13:22

HI Luca, good to see you posting, hope you continue to share your recent trip with us!
The coca cola makes a good backdrop for the kind faced rabari

Turkoglu (0) 2012-04-15 13:25

güzel bir kare olmuş.tebrik ederim.selamlar

jjcordier (79299) 2012-04-16 0:21

Luca
Un portrait bien cadré et d'une impressionnante netteté. Ce Rabari a une face très photogénique et qui attire la lumière. L'enseigne a, pour une fois, également son intérêt en apportant une touche de couleurs rouges qui contraste avec le turban de l'homme (qui semble en effet un peu maquillé!)
Amicalement
JJ

faubry (35447) 2012-04-16 1:14

Hello Luca, i am very happy to see one picture from you! but why its blue? waht PP have you? strange.. anyway good portrait;
francine

ourania (51103) 2012-04-16 3:28

Hello Luca,
a wonderful portrait which immediately captivates the viewer with its liveliness and directness. Framing and clarity are superb. The composition that brings together an international brand and a man with the typical costume of his region and tribe creates grea tassociations and contrasts. I like very much the perfect sharpness of this portrait as well as the man's warm glance and friendly posture and smile. Well done and thank you!
All the best, have a great week,
Ourania

Jeppo (17645) 2012-04-16 14:57

ciao luca,

bello questo scontro tra persona "local" e brand "global"
sopratutto colpisce la ricchezza di dettagli di questo ritratto: dai peli della barba allo sporco dei denti fino alle singole grinze della pelle.
complimenti
ciao
jeppo

yquem46 (38752) 2012-04-22 12:25

Ciao Luca
I missed your come back to Trekearth
This one is excellent, a great portrait and even more in the context of the contrast with the red coca cola ad
Welcome back
warm regards
Patrick