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!

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Drying Rice Stalks created by Olga.L

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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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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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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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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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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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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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Novitiate silversmith created by hallomega

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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

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Hot Job created by Wayne-Cheah

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photonut avatarLevel 12
photonut

Looks Like welding going on,good angle used in this one

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Wayne-Cheah replied to photonut :

Yep, and I had to fire the shutter, (no pun intended), and get out of the way quick as sparks well raining down.

Olga.L avatarLevel 17
Olga.L

When the POV is changed the whole image changes and you certainly have knocked this out of the ball park...that point of view, which is not only different but dangerous to the photographer enhances your image. The colours of blue and yellow which compliment each other are clearly seen and add a nice vibrance and eye catch to this photograph. I would not have minded to see a bit more mask and less ceiling but that is strictly a subjective opinion. Congrats for not sustaining third degree burns to your camera and yourself!

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Wayne-Cheah replied to Olga.L :

Quote:- " I would not have minded to see a bit more mask and less ceiling...." Neither was I, but it was not exactly an ideal situation for contemplative composition with those sparks falling, or threaten to fall, onto the camera lens? :)

grasshopper1 avatarLevel 11
grasshopper1

Love the colors and their balancing act in your pic.Crisp shot which displays some nice details.
Well done.

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Wayne-Cheah avatarLevel 12
Wayne-Cheah replied to grasshopper1 :

Thanks.

I did not crop away the ceiling because I wanted the smoke which gave it a certain atmosphere?

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grasshopper1 avatarLevel 11
grasshopper1 replied to Wayne-Cheah :

oh yea...the smoke is fine. I look at it as a transitional area from the very bright to the very dark. It like leads into it. I can see this as an art installation or a poster of some type. Again very nice work.

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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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