NANCY CHUANG PHOTOGRAPHY: September 2009 Archives

Mompós | Colombia

Olympus OM-2N | Agfa APX 100
This woman had an teeny adorable 3-year-old girl who loved to dance and could shake her booty in a...surprisingly adult way (always followed by an innocent gap-toothed grin). She also had a son who apparently had "a crush" on me (as 5-year-olds often do...I guess).

Both sisters were a few years younger than me with multiple children. This one was a widow. She moved quite seamlessly from telling me how safe Mompós is to telling me how her husband was gunned down...although she hastened to say it didn't happen in town. I didn't recognize the name of his place of death or understand why he'd been away...so, note to self: continue working on that Spanish.

Posted on September 30, 2009 | Permalink | Comments (0)

Playtime | Mompós

Olympus OM-2N | Kodak Tri-X
Confusing little game these siblings were playing, pounding on the door and running away. When someone finally came to the door, it was a girl half their age sucking on a pacifier, not exactly playmate material, looking quite confused.

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takemyphotopleeease | Mompós, Colombia

Olympus OM-2N | Agfa APX 100
These boys FREAKED when they saw my camera. It started with one kid, then every time I clicked the shutter more nonchalantly sidled in for another shot.

The reason there were so many kids gathered here is that Mompós was hosting a circus from Ecuador. It didn't start for a couple more hours but they were waiting outside the gates, hoping to catch a glimpse of something exciting.

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Room for one more? | Momp@oacute;s, Colombia

Olympus OM-2N | Kodak Tri-X

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