Ingrid Kuster, Milking time (PEOPLE & PORTRAIT 2026)

As I hiked through the outskirts of a remote rural village I saw this Bhutanese woman leading her cow into a yard to be milked. I showed her my camera and indicated that I would like to take a photo to which she nodded and gave me a big smile. It was so nice to capture that smile.

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