ENTRY DESCRIPTION
I was driving through the country side on the outskirts of Quito when we came across this native walking the streets of a small township where we had stopped for lunch. I like photographing natives, tribes and people in general and liked this lady's look felt she would make an excellent subject for a portrait, which is when I requested her through my translator if I could take her picture. She was very kind and obliged which is when I made this frame.
I was told that she is a very typical native from the hilly regions outside of Quito and the people here love following their old traditions, including ways of dressing even though the modern clothing has entered their markets.

AUTHOR
Singapore based published photographer/author focusing on digital art, as well as portraiture, street, landscape and wildlife photography. I call myself a life long student of photography who does not like being categorized in any one genre. I always say photography is a learning process and one learns something new from everyone provided you are willing to look and listen.
I had a natural flair for photography since childhood, studied it in school, followed by self- learning and workshops over the last decade. More recently I has honed my skills through photography expeditions around the globe , which include major wildlife destinations in India, Sri Lanka and Africa. I am also a graduate from the New York Institute of Photography and an Olympus Visionary.
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To me photography is an art - A true medium of self-expression. After my visits to Ladakh in northern India I was inspired to do my first coffee table book, “Swades; Ladakh: The Land of Splendour”, published by Knowledge World Publishers, in September 2010, to showcase the beauty of the region. To travel with me on one of my adventures, I can be contacted at ranjan@ranjan.photography.
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I have thereafter been covered and published in various media in India and overseas - Sanctuary Asia Publication, Green Leaf, BanyoPran and Outdoor Photographer. Recently the WWF has also used his images in their campaigns. My works have been exhibited in Solo shows and also group shows at the World Photo Biennial held in Spain and Germany.

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