Innocence

I found a group of children in a small village. They were playing and having a good time.

I raised my camera to photograph them, and the children did not refuse. Instead, they responded enthusiastically. Children are fun after all.

While shooting, I noticed a little girl who was a bit timid. She just stood in a corner with her eyes wide open, looking at her peers but not joining in.

As the shooting continued, the children became even livelier. They laughed, shouted, and played happily, and eventually she joined them.

I communicated with her and indicated that I wanted to photograph her.

She nodded.

The lighting condition was good. Shooting in backlight added a glow over her shoulder.

Her eyes carried a hint of shyness, but also showed a childlike innocence.

“They are true to their feelings.”

I hurriedly pressed the shutter.

I like to photograph children. They are true to their feelings.

As we grow older, the complexities of human nature and society erode that innocence, and the world is no longer as simple as black or white.

Perhaps my interest in photographing children comes from searching for that sense of innocence that has disappeared.

What kind of subjects do you like to shoot?