Candid, people photography
One of the workers in the tofu factory in Solo City had brought her children to work. The kids were having fun assisting in the tofu-making but when work was over, it was bath time — using the water that had been used to cook the beans earlier!
The above was taken at a traditional tofu factory located in Solo City. Actually, without our guides, we would never have found this factory that was tucked innocuously on a street. The lady in the picture was emptying soya bean husks to use as fuel to heat the cauldron in which tofu were being deep fried. The title of the shot is taken from the first line of a Chinese classical poem written in 430 A.D. famously known as 七步诗, or the “7-steps verse” more about which you can read here.
We visited numerous places producing a variety of handicrafts at totally unexpected (to us) locations during our visit to Solo City, from a gong-maker, to a wayang kulit maker, and to this place where acoustic guitars were handcrafted. This man was putting on the finishing touches to a handcrafted acoustic guitar by spraying on a protective coat of lacquer. The afternoon sun cast the perfect light which lit up the scene dramatically.