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Shooting in Kabul

Take out a camera and start shooting neutral scenes in Delhi - people assume that you want them to be in the picture. In Kabul people are more likely to assume that you want them out of shot. (This refers to males, portraiture street photography of women is largely off-bounds.) For every culture an acceptable level of intrusion from the photographer, and from by-standers.

Still getting to grips with the etiquette of photography here.

What, if anything does this have to do with these photos? The kid who is holding the painting in the top photo automatically ducked out of sight. Related: camera carrying in early hours Brazil.

Writing from Kabul | August 2, 2008 | Permalink