If you're on holiday, you are going to love this contest: photographing people who are doing manual labour. In other words, people doing work by hand. Examples could be fruit picking, building a house, cutting a tree, ...

There can be only one person in the picture, and it's allowed for that person to use a tool for the work. The tool is not a requirement, labour such as fruit picking, building a house or cutting a tree, are also considered on-theme. Important is that it has to be physical labour and not mental labour. So a person typing on a computer is not considered on-theme

So get searching and find the hardest working person who is completely caught up in the work he/she is doing

To get some inspiration, have a look at this contest on Pxleyes: here

This theme was suggested 2 years ago by user photonot on Pxleyes.

Good luck!

Olga.L avatarLevel 17Silver awardBronze awardGold awardHeart award
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Drying Rice Stalks created by Olga.L

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Adampleasance avatarLevel 8Silver award
Adampleasance

I love the symmetry of this image - the fans of the grass and the curves matching the curve of her hat.

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Olga.L replied to Adampleasance :

Thank you once again for your comment.

photonut avatarLevel 12
photonut

they look like fans in this,nice photo though

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Olga.L avatarLevel 17
Olga.L replied to photonut :

Thank you Nutsky :-)

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MyMindsEye

The patterns of the grasses are an effective element to the composition of this photo.
Well seen!
Good luck, Artist.

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Olga.L avatarLevel 17
Olga.L replied to MyMindsEye :

Thank you for your comment.

IEatRawEggs avatarLevel 16
IEatRawEggs

This has Vietnam written all over :)
Nice capture

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Olga.L avatarLevel 17
Olga.L replied to IEatRawEggs :

Thank you and VN is a wonderful place to be stuck in during COVID.

Zizounai avatarLevel 16
Zizounai

Congrrrrats Sweety pie 😍

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Olga.L avatarLevel 17
Olga.L replied to Zizounai :

thank you....merci

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grasshopper1

This is a great shot. I also think your work exemplifies the other end of street shooting, This I would consider an artsy approach that appeals to the beauty of clarity,symmetry, and balance etc..
it appeals more to my head and my critical side for order. While the woman with the accordion working with her hands shot appeals to my heart. Both are street shooting but at different ends of the spectrum. And then the other shots on here are street shots that fall in the middle. One leaning one way and other leaning in the opposite direction. I tend to enjoy the style this shooter takes. But like someone mention in a post on the woman >Photonut "some people would walk by/ignore the person," I think I could do the same thing with street photos like the woman. Let my (prejudices/my tendency towards clarity,symmetry, balance and beauty carry over. It's something that I always will have to keep an eye on.
Thanks.

hallomega avatarLevel 6
hallomega

Dear Olga: A well-deserved win! Congratulations!
Chris

Adampleasance avatarLevel 8
Adampleasance

Excellent result - this is a super composition. Well done Olga - congratulations.

Merlin avatarLevel 16
Merlin

Great shot!!! ;-))

Adampleasance avatarLevel 8Silver award
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Tailor. created by Adampleasance

Inside a tailor's shop - Mussoorie, Uttarakand.

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Zizounai avatarLevel 16Bronze award
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Marble cutter created by Zizounai

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photonut avatarLevel 12
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Chainsaw man created by photonut

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Concreter created by Skyangel

Spraying concrete.

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Cleaning the Engine created by photonut

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Adampleasance avatarLevel 8
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Cobbler. created by Adampleasance

Street cobbler - Madurai, Tamil Nadu.

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Glassblower. created by Adampleasance

Mario at work - Medina Glass, Malta.

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Mom's Home Cooking created by Olga.L

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hallomega avatarLevel 6
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Harvesting coconuts created by hallomega

Canon EOS 600D 1/250, 4.0 Northern Bali

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Toil and Moil created by Olga.L

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photonut avatarLevel 12
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Welding the Rail created by photonut

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Wood turner created by Zizounai

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Earthworks created by Skyangel

Excavating for a swimming pool.

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Olga.L avatarLevel 17Bronze award
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G O L D I found gold! created by Olga.L

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Tough Work created by Olga.L

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Car Mechanic. created by Adampleasance

Car mechanic plus audience - Mussoorie, Uttarakand.

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Grocer. created by Adampleasance

Grocer calling in the customers - Pushkar, Rajastan.

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photonut avatarLevel 12
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Grinding Away created by photonut

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hallomega avatarLevel 6
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Novitiate silversmith created by hallomega

Canon EOS 600D 1/60, 4.6 Chiang Mai Thailand

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photonut avatarLevel 12
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Dismantling the Bus created by photonut

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Elephant sculptor, Artisans d'Angkor created by hallomega

Canon EOS 600D 1/60, 4.6 Siem Reap, Cambodia

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A farmer washes his cow created by hallomega

Canon EOS 80D, 1/22, 6 Indonesia

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Hot Job created by Wayne-Cheah

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Preparing for Crush created by MyMindsEye

De-Stemming the fruit

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Taking Orders at the Food Truck created by kyricom

Serving people getting a late night snack.

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Stylin' created by MyMindsEye

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Receptacle Refinish created by MyMindsEye

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