Her Future She Does Not Know

Her Future She Does Not Know, originally uploaded by firoze shakir photographerno1.

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in the slums she lives
a part of life's flow
a little child full of hope
into a woman she will grow
sad confused her future
she does not know
her fate her friend or foe
her story hidden
in a child's shadow
blessings her god
will bestow
save her from
lifes agony
or any blow
but being
a muslim child
her destiny
enslaved
to a mullahs fatwa
a fact she does
not know
her silence
her pain
a child's echo
adding to her
womanly woe

Her Future She Does Not Know

Her Future She Does Not Know, originally uploaded by firoze shakir photographerno1.

125,552 items / 900,854 views

in the slums she lives
a part of life's flow
a little child full of hope
into a woman she will grow
sad confused her future
she does not know
her fate her friend or foe
her story hidden
in a child's shadow
blessings her god
will bestow
save her from
lifes agony
or any blow
but being
a muslim child
her destiny
enslaved
to a mullahs fatwa
a fact she does
not know
her silence
her pain
a child's echo
adding to her
womanly woe

Shot By Marziya Shakir on Nikon D80

Shot By Marziya Shakir on Nikon D80, originally uploaded by firoze shakir photographerno1.

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I can assure you that if Marziya shot this picture it was the Hand of God when she hit the trigger on the Nikon D 80 and for a two year old her hands dont shake I assist her in partially holding the camera , the strap is always around her neck.

These are street urchins after the shot she took her purse that was on my person and gave them some loose change all this on Bandra Hill Road opposite the Vodophone gallery.

A Street Photographer Is Born - Marziya Shakir 2 Year Old

A Street Photographer Is Born - Marziya Shakir 2 Year Old, originally uploaded by firoze shakir photographerno1.

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This was Marziyas first shot I held the camera already around her neck, she pressed the trigger , and Marziya is about 2 and a half years old.

At home she will ask for my camera and shoot her mom my wife or me while on the bed , but here she not at all shy and the second shot freaked me out completely ..

So teaching photography to a child since the day she was born has paid fruit, and having shot over 9800 pictures of Marziya two years old I am sure she knows the essence of photography.

After she takes a shot she will ask me to show it to her on the camera monitor.


And this is the magic of Nikon D 80 in the hands of a little child.

Marziya And The New Goat

Marziya And The New Goat, originally uploaded by firoze shakir photographerno1.

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This goat is quite sickly , and knows Marziya very well, and children and animals share a silent language of love and understanding.

Dont blame me for shooting a number of shots , not only as her grand father , but as a learner of life , as Marziya is a textbook that teaches us a new lesson everyday.

Yet in spite of her pictorial friendly nature I dont go overboard I shoot with total control..situations such as these as she speaks in the third person she will tell me Dada wont take Marziyas photo in her own childish way in Hindi.


Another thing maybe you guys may not believe , so many top shot photographers have visited my house met Marziya that some of their magic has rubbed off on her undeniably.

Marziya And The New Goat

Marziya And The New Goat, originally uploaded by firoze shakir photographerno1.

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Firstly I have till date posted 125542 photos at Flickr and my photo stream has been viewed 900689 times , I thank all those who see my world a cosmos of street pain within street photography.


Marziya loves goats and her favorite was Jimba who was slaughtered by his owners for Bakra Idd last year.

This is a new goat outside the Rajiv Nagar slums , we pass this goat when I take Marziya to my work place sometimes.

I shot several frames , and even today the goat stood up the moment he saw Marziya.


Today is a special day as Marziya shot pictures on the street with my Nikon D 80 I have to hold the camera that she has round her neck, this is compulsory each time she takes my camera from me the strap goes round her neck.


She is no more shy and does not get riled when people gather around to see what she is shooting..


Both shots she pressed the trigger confidently both shots are unique I shall post after this.

The Fatwa That Failed

The Fatwa That Failed, originally uploaded by firoze shakir photographerno1.

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her future
on the streets
nailed
hiding her
shame from
others is
one of the
reasons
she is lucky
she is veiled
married
in haste
her a life
a waste
derailed
her soul
on the streets
impaled
her bad luck
her life
has trailed
an empty stomach
her child wailed
fluttered flailed
rehabilitation is
not part
of our creed
the fatwa that
failed
a few coins
on the face
of her
deprivation
truth
has
prevailed
charity
appeased
availed
for saying
a system
that is mad and insane
a poet lyricist emotionally
censured blackmailed
freedom of speech
cloaked as truth
handcuffed curtailed