Children of Korea and China

On a recent trip to Korea and China, I was delighted with the faces and personalities of the children of the different cities I visited. There was no problem having them pose in groups or solo, and, by using the digital preview screen on the back of the camera, I was able to show them immediately how well they photographed. They were thrilled with an American taking their photographs and insisted I join them for a group session with their cameras.

I have photographed people before in their own milieus, but rarely have I encountered such willing subjects, with no “attitude” and complete freedom before the camera, interacting with me. If they lived around the corner from me, and I had their addresses, I would certainly give them a set of images of themselves. Hopefully, our paths might cross in the future, and/or they might read my blog and see themselves in color.

Here are some of the results of my labors: students in school uniforms forming the “V” symbol, with their fingers, the universal sign of peace. Or a young girl in a black sweat hoody immersed in reading.  Or three siblings together in a group, prior to which the older brother decided he did not want to pose and scrunched up his face in one of my best photos. Another young chap with hat framing his face fascinated with my camera, looked straight at me. A young lady posing for stone life-size statue of  artist  painting with easel. These are only some of the happy faces of the children I had seen.

 

I zoomed in as much as possible on their faces, and satisfied myself with the resulting photographs. Hopefully future travel that I do will afford me as much pleasure with the people of the different countries visited.