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ElmarBayer
 
ElmarBayer July 03, 2014
intriguing portrait
avimiaaz
 
avimiaaz August 03, 2014
off-the-charts incredible!
jorisj
 
jorisj August 17, 2014
Bravo!
cornishsailor
 
cornishsailor August 26, 2014
I like this
yesyoudid
 
yesyoudid August 30, 2014
Majestic.
SherryAnnCloud55
 
SherryAnnCloud55 October 14, 2014
I love this photo, it is very captivating!
loriblackburn
 
loriblackburn November 05, 2014
This is incredible. His eyes are mesmerizing.
michaelwsf
 
michaelwsf December 01, 2014
Stunning, captivating, haunting, mesmerizing. Perfect!
Dacemac PRO+
 
Dacemac January 20, 2015
Superb! Congratulations!
sebastianmuglia
 
sebastianmuglia January 21, 2015
...especially for the eyes!
antoniozarli
 
antoniozarli January 23, 2015
Stunning, magnetic eyes, great capture
BuckinghamPhotoArts PRO
 
BuckinghamPhotoArts January 24, 2015
Love this! Congrats, it's a beautiful capture!!
Dallas_Wolas_Photography
 
Dallas_Wolas_Photography January 26, 2015
Wow this if Zeus was a person, this portrait would be Zeus's. Looks like him.
itsnickelwell
 
itsnickelwell March 20, 2015
very cool portrait. congrats on being featured.
Remraf
 
Remraf March 20, 2015
Great shot!
AshThomson Platinum
 
AshThomson March 20, 2015
Brilliant!
AlanJakarta
 
AlanJakarta March 20, 2015
Marvelous mono portrait - excellent work. Congratulations on being Featured.
sxsvexen
 
sxsvexen March 20, 2015
Fantastic portrait and superb processing!!!! Congrats!
andredevilliers
 
andredevilliers March 20, 2015
focus point being the eyes....excellent, well done!!!
CMcDaniel PRO+
 
CMcDaniel March 20, 2015
This is even more powerful cropped in like shown in the feature. Great job! Congrats!
tetvet PRO+
 
tetvet March 20, 2015
great portrait congrats
barbarabrock Platinum
 
barbarabrock March 20, 2015
Those ARE amazing eyes. They guy really ought to shave and clean up a bit!
tammyswarek
 
tammyswarek March 20, 2015
Magnificent!!!
AlissaBethPhoto
 
AlissaBethPhoto March 20, 2015
Congrats on the feature!
deancw PRO+
 
deancw March 20, 2015
The texture of this portrait is incredible. You've captured the spirit of this man!
tissa7
 
tissa7 March 20, 2015
woooooah!
CanadianOutlaw
 
CanadianOutlaw March 20, 2015
Magnificent !
Attlay
 
Attlay March 20, 2015
outstanding !!!!!
Teri_Reames Platinum
 
Teri_Reames March 20, 2015
Amazing eyes . . . Awesome photo!!!!!!
travelfaraway
 
travelfaraway March 20, 2015
Simply amazing.
kathyallison
 
kathyallison March 20, 2015
So much of life in those hypnotic eyes!! Really great portrait.
Byronfairphotography PRO+
 
Byronfairphotography March 23, 2015
SWEET
matej007
 
matej007 March 25, 2015
Fantastic work
dsteabner PRO
 
dsteabner March 26, 2015
the eyes just draw you in, I had no choice but to look at it.
very well done.
williamgeisler PRO+
 
williamgeisler March 27, 2015
I dig it.
karencrozier
 
karencrozier April 02, 2015
You have totally captured this man...
jbowen
 
jbowen April 07, 2015
Lovely work!
arlomarkantonatos
 
arlomarkantonatos April 12, 2015
Teach me! Beautiful imagery.
sarka
 
sarka April 24, 2015
oh shit! sorry for writing this but when I'm looking at your portraits I feel like I'm almost touching the soul. The history is within them. May I ask if you've used digital ?
melissarasanen
 
melissarasanen April 26, 2015
This portrait speaks to me, draws me in. Amazing work!
Christofa
 
Christofa May 03, 2015
Wow! it gets better and better. This and others that I have seen are expertly exposed images, could be large format productions and as others have said it earlier, hauntingly magnetic.
lisarasmussen
 
lisarasmussen May 03, 2015
What a Captivating Capture. Thank you
ilyk
 
ilyk May 17, 2015
Brilliant! His eyes are just... Congrats!
hosseinalavi
 
hosseinalavi June 17, 2015
Great job...Thank you man :)
ChristopherLH PRO
 
ChristopherLH June 19, 2015
Those eyes. I clicked on this over 2 hot chicks on the FB post. Solid man.
iamtherie PRO+
 
iamtherie June 20, 2015
Stunning and the eyes a magical!
photographybybarbi
 
photographybybarbi June 25, 2015
Striking eyes... excellent processing!
BrendaCrawford
 
BrendaCrawford July 01, 2015
One of the most beautiful portraits I have ever seen...
RickSchwartz
 
RickSchwartz July 23, 2015
Eyes that span the ages.
abjorob
 
abjorob July 26, 2015
amazing shot
Sitka
 
Sitka August 02, 2015
You have a gift at capturing the soul of these folks!
ewelina79
 
ewelina79 August 08, 2015
Beautiful portrait!
CWphotos5
 
CWphotos5 August 18, 2015
One of the best B&W portraits I've seen...those eyes just grab the viewer! Congratulations!
BenSniPics
 
BenSniPics August 20, 2015
This is stunning.The eyes pull you in.
debbiecrowe
 
debbiecrowe August 21, 2015
Wonderful, stunning photo. This grabbed me and held on. Love it
cjervis
 
cjervis August 22, 2015
Such Haunting Eyes.
GNikolovPhotography
 
GNikolovPhotography August 25, 2015
very Powerfull. Fantastic Work.
JDLifeshots
 
JDLifeshots August 26, 2015
Amazing capture! Congrats.
pietnel
 
pietnel September 12, 2015
wow
DavyQuo Platinum
 
DavyQuo September 13, 2015
great capture ... congrats on awards
tammyswarek
 
tammyswarek September 16, 2015
Amazing work!
tracyboylejaeger
 
tracyboylejaeger October 01, 2015
So amazing! Love this portrait
nandicmb
 
nandicmb October 06, 2015
Congratulations on ALL your wins!!
debbiekeithhellems
 
debbiekeithhellems December 10, 2015
I love all your photos, Russ! I have so many questions, but above all, WHERE did you find these subjects? Very intrigued!
RussElkins
RussElkins December 10, 2015
Thank you for your comment and question.
RussElkins
RussElkins December 10, 2015
Many in small cities in the Appalachians o West Virginia. Some in larger cities around the U.S..
CSKphotography
 
CSKphotography January 28, 2016
I really couldn't say which pictures of yours is best.. Incredible work!
RussElkins
RussElkins January 29, 2016
Many Thanks!
jenniehettrick
 
jenniehettrick April 27, 2016
Beautiful work!
RussElkins
 
RussElkins October 21, 2016
Thank you!
Rosey1
 
Rosey1 November 03, 2016
Absolutely awsome what a capture
RussElkins
RussElkins November 03, 2016
Thank you!
chrissiecallaghan
 
chrissiecallaghan December 11, 2016
He has one of the best faces I've ever seen. he looks like a Greek god
test-ad
 
test-ad June 08, 2017
Cool
LCauley
 
LCauley February 27, 2018
Wow, his eyes immediately draw you in! Great job!
KristinaKalvaityte
 
KristinaKalvaityte March 17, 2018
Amazing portait!
bobtoye Platinum
 
bobtoye August 26, 2018
Those eyes . . . marvelous portrait!
jaimgirl
 
jaimgirl January 12, 2019
Those eyes are stunning. Great pics! Wow!
louisekellieskorpil
 
louisekellieskorpil October 12, 2019
Bloody love this he virtually comes through the lens and grabs you!
Grigorios
 
Grigorios November 14, 2019
Sublime, majestic, superp
charlesborg
 
charlesborg February 15, 2020
Well done! very dramatic
harmeetsingh
 
harmeetsingh April 19, 2020
excellent
vidarmathisen_5249
 
vidarmathisen_5249 May 14, 2020
Thats amazing, great eyes great beard.. well captured
mauriziosantonocito
 
mauriziosantonocito January 21, 2021
Incredibili lo sguardo intenso è l'eccellente contrasto in bianco/nero. Un capolavoro, bravissimo.
UntetheredPhotography Platinum
 
UntetheredPhotography November 09, 2021
Outstanding capture, intense and powerful
Timeshotfox_Photography PRO
 
Timeshotfox_Photography July 12, 2023
Wow! Amazing Portrait!!! In black white it is so powerfully!! 😍
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