shooting stars & shutter speeds

march 3rd around eight pm indian standard time i was standing in a narrow valley in the shivalik mountains, the first bumps of the mighty himalayas. my head was pounding, 10 kilometres had been walked with a stomach of 1 roti. dehydrated, tired and sad thinking of my brother sam's birthday the following day, i decided to clean my teeth with a toothbrush and dabur brand toothpaste. barefoot, with a flaslight i stood next to three small kids pissing before sleeping. and then i looked up into the heavens. between these narrow mountains i saw in the sky, the brightest, longest, most gorgeous shooting star i've ever seen in my 27 years on this planet we've named earth.

it was sammy still shining.

i hooted and hollered happiness. the three naked kids next to me giggled with delight.

this is me and mohammed ibrahim having fun with fast shutter speeds...

love and health to all...