ingrid Kuster, Itchy head (PEOPLE & PORTRAIT 2026)

Part of our trek in Bhutan took us through some remote rural villages. This lady was sitting outside her home enjoying the afternoon sun with her son. We stopped and chatted to them and she was happy for me to take some photos of her. I captured this moment where she was scratching her head. I just loved the expression on her face with all her wrinkles and her rough weathered hands which revealed a rural life of manual labour.

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