One evening, we were driving on some small roads in countryside Cambodia in Siem Reap Province. I was keen to see the lush paddy fields and palm trees–a feature of the country’s rural landscapes. My friend who drove us took us just to one such place, where I made this image.
![Cambodia - Paddy Fields](http://travel.paintedstork.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/cambodia-paddy-fields.jpg)
These boys were searching for crabs and fish in the shallow waters in the field.
We, at Darter Photography invites you to WANDERLUST – a photography exhibition on February 04 – 08, 2015 (Wednesday to Sunday) at Karnataka Chitrakala Parishath, Bangalore. Do visit, bring your friends along and share this exhibition details.
The exhibition showcases the photography work of participants on our 100+ photography tours to over 25 destinations across India and abroad over the past 4 years. Proceeds from exhibition sales would go towards setting up the Darter Photography Grant – a unique grant that aims to promote photography talent.
Please find the details below.
![Darter-Wanderlust-Invitation](http://travel.paintedstork.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Darter-Wanderlust-Invitation.jpg)
I travelled extensively in North-East India last December, exploring many remote and rural locations in Assam, Nagaland and Meghalaya. There were many things common in photographing people across the three states – they were all very friendly, approachable and also very shy. One experience that stood out among all these was a short time we spent in a small village of Rangma Nagas on our way to Kohima.
We were on a long drive from Mokokchung—a small town in the northern part of Nagaland—to Kohima on a pleasant sunny afternoon. We stopped for a short break nearly an hour before reaching Kohima, in a small village inhabited by Rengma Naga people. At the road leading off the main road to the village, we met a man holding a rifle who saw us and stopped by for a conversation. He was out hunting birds, and did not seem to have any catch that day.
![travel photography](http://travel.paintedstork.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/travel-photography-1.jpg)
A few minutes into our introductions, he invited us into the village and called us home for a cup of tea. It was a pleasant surprise to be invited home by a complete stranger and we were more than glad to tag along. At his small but beautiful dwelling, we were welcome by the lady of the house who quickly got around to lighting the stove and making some black tea. We did not even speak each other’s language, except one of us who spoke a bit of Nagamese and interfaced us.