I spend much time sitting and waiting for things to happen. It is a part of my job which sometimes frustrates me as was the case on Friday. I was waiting on a street corner for striking civil servants to round the corner down the road. And I waited.I was a little irritated as I had things to do, people to see. The usual story, and since giving up smoking four or five years ago these waits have become a little more difficult. I miss the street vendors in Cape Town selling packets of peanuts. It is a Cape Town phenomenon I think. Peanuts have replaced cigarettes during those long waits outside court or in times of observing African time.
No protestors and no peanuts. Bother.
I think to myself how nice it would be to wonder the streets and photograph life happening in front of me. But I have to wait. I could do that while I wait?
My wait yielded a picture which I am very happy with. And then the striking marchers arrive and it's back to work. Couldn't they have taken just a little longer?
1 comment:
There is something unique in this picture that I have forgotten about. In the background of the street there are three concrete municipal signs. I think they are for elctricity. These ones are painted red. But usually they would have numbers on the face to indicate a district or zone of some kind. If you know the streets of maritzburg then this picture could only be in a few places. Nice shot.
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