Sepia Sat. for April 12, a little late.

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Stuff like Log Cabins, Kayaking,books, family and my attempts at the art world.
This photo reminds of an experience I had on a trip to Nepal many years ago.
This man is probably a local just doing his daily job and was photographed while doing it.
We as tourists do not often ask permission to take these photos, nor do the people hardly ever get paid if this photos are used in major publications.
We often assume because these scenes are unusual to us, we can take them as part of our tour experience.
We don't think we are invading someones privacy.
Social media has made us even more aware of protecting our image, but we don't think of that, often times, when traveling.
One of the people I was walking with stopped to take a picture of this group without asking permission.
The young lady in the background waved a finger at us and said, "No, no, you pay".
My travel companion was a little offended by her request, but once I got to thinking about it, it seemed perfectly reasonable.
My friend walked away and missed this wonderful photo all because he didn't like that the 'tourist attraction' asked to be paid.
We often forget that these people are not here for our benefit but are just going about their lives.
Lesson learned.
Sepia Saturday for this holiday season.
I am sure this image was from some parade of sorts, but the first thing that came to mind when I saw it was the photo I have below.I have always had a love of the big old cruise ships, having come to America on one in 1956,
So this weeks prompt was perfect, but not for me. But for my extended family.
This one came from the aunt that was responsible for us coming to America in the first place.
But since my aunt had died by the time I got it and my cousins weren't sure what it meant I had to start digging.
This below boarding list is from 1952 going from New York to Southhampton. My aunt is not listed, but my uncle and two sons are, about half way down, Moeller. I don't know if they were coming over to visit after my aunt had already headed over earlier or she was coming later. My cousins did not remember this.
So after a little research I was able to put a reason to their photos.