Ria Bacon: editor & writer

Linguist with wanderlust,
From the hills of New Guinea to the halls of the Sorbonne,
From the beaches of Bassam to the fields of Friesland,
From the catacombs of Rome to the Blue Mountains of Jamaica.
From the heather of the Veluwe to the dust of Dakar ...

Currently resident in the Land of Sea with a small tribe of kids and Mr B.

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Sidewalk scholar

Sidewalk scholar

I almost fell out of the taxi, holding baby J under one arm and dragging out her buggy behind me.

Source of great amusement to the devout beggars lining the sidewalk around the mosque. Baby J waved wildly at the old men and got big smiles in return.

Having broken the ice, I asked the nearest guy if I could take his picture. He immediately snatched up his reading and peered at it intensely — the look of a serious scholar.

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He loved the picture.

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  • dini

    I heard of men trying to impress the opposite sex with a smiling baby but never heard of anybody trying this out on a devout beggar.

  • felix

    Wow – beautiful!

    How are you adjusting to life in Dakar? How about your little tadpole? I just read this article, and thought of you: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/18/world/africa/18senegal.html

    Hope all is going well. Keep on livin’ and writin’.

  • http://amateurphotoblogger.com Dejagib

    This guy is a natural model. Looks really candid. Black & white choice is perfect.

  • ESTEBAN AGOSTO REID

    Beautiful image of the old man. Apparently,he is a natural.Interstingly,his scholarly look enhances the image.