This image is one from my "Faces of Nepal" Series. Up in the mountain villages, this is not an unusual sight to behold; a mother publicly nursing her youngster. This is the most healthy and practical way of feeding an infant among the village women who are poor and not always well fed. I liked the juxtaposition of the serenity and quietness displayed on the face of the infant verses that of his mother. She has a worried look, a look of apprehension perhaps.
So I recently posted this image on my site at 500px and it
barely received notice. And I wonder why. Here is a natural,
non-sexual, instinctive act committed in love by the mother toward the
child. Some find this offensive. I find it beautiful.
Tech Information: Nikon D7000 Nikkor 24-120 @75mm; 100th of a sec; f/5; ISO 160
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