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Toyaria, a debaa dancer, kindly agreed to pose for a series of photos, one of which (not this one) featured on the cover of Perfume Island. Here she's in h...
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Toyaria, a debaa dancer, kindly agreed to pose for a series of photos, one of which (not this one) featured on the cover of Perfume Island. Here she's in her everyday clothes, consisting of the robe (salouva) and headscarf (kishali). For the debaa, the costume is the same but more elaborate.
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Canon EOS 550D

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Aperture f/4.5 ISO 400 Shutter 1/60 Focal Length 36/1

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upload_date

Dec, 2017

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Awards

2020 Choice Award

Outstanding Creativity

+5

Superb Composition

+3

Absolute Masterpiece

+1

Top Choice

Peer Award

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