Project Detail: Marriage

Contest:

LuganoPhotoDays 2017



Brand:

LuganoPhotoDays



Author:

Anna Parisi

 

Project Info

Marriage

Photos by Anna Parisi - August 2017

Will it be a lovely marriage?

Will it be a combined marriage?

Red is the color of the bride.

Husband's hands are tattooed with henna and his suit are in harmony between west and east.

Bride’s hands are tattooed with the henna and her arms are embellished with golden and red bracelets.

We are in Bikaner, a town of 500,000 inhabitants, in the federal state of Rajasthan, northern India.

It is still possible to stroll through the streets without being overwhelmed by bulky traffic from the noisy tuk-tuk.

Look, look around you.

You heard the bell of the little temple and stop watching a small group of people celebrating the wedding of a young couple.

You are affected by their simplicity, their smiles veiled by shyness, the signs of protection on the temple wall.

Meanwhile, the shoemaker who has its activity in front of the temple, continues to work.

You make eye contact with the couple without saying a word, they strike a pose in order to be portrayed so they can immortalize their union.

I do not have more than 5 minutes to shoot ... then turn around ... and disappear through the alleyways of the city.

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