One of my favourite afternoons on the tea estates in Maskeliya, Sri Lanka.

For ten hours a day these women pick tea barefoot underneath the red hot sun. With big smiles and welcoming gestures they beckoned me towards them, inviting my lens into their world. Little English was spoken, but a lot of laughter had as they posed for the camera, carefully reviewing each and every snap I took of them. A lovely encounter with a delightful pair.