It was challenging to get moments when people were unaware of me. So I shot some images to capture the village as they responded to us.

 

In these situations, I love shooting either with a super wide-angle lens or telephoto. Here you can see that the guys at the table thought I was shooting the wall, but I was capturing them at this table.

 

Here I zoomed in with the AF-S NIKKOR 28-300mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR on my Nikon D750 to capture the smoke from the cigarette swirling around the woman.

 

With this couple, I was in a car as we were passing. We stopped, and I shot a few frames after asking permission to take their picture. 

 

I also shot some portraits where I interact directly with the people. Here I shot it with a telephoto lens, then switched camera and lens to get a different look with the wide-angle.

 

I like this photo because I see more context, but this doesn’t mean it is better. I like both images for different reasons.

 

I was also enjoying those bonus moments like this of the guys coming towards me on the cart. I just looked down the street and saw them coming our way, so I could zoom and compose the photo.

 

I love just showing these villagers in the context of where they live.

 

Tips when shooting with a group of photographers. Try and separate yourself a little from the pack. Shooting in a pack doesn’t get you the best of photos. However, there are moments where shooting in a group might work.

 

Here the guys got their accordions and were performing for the group. This moment was easier to capture photos because this would be like shooting a concert–it was a concert for us.