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People's Choice in musiciansofanytype Photo Challenge
Contest Finalist in Interesting People Photo Contest
Contest Finalist in Beards and Mustaches Photo Contest
Amateur Winner Elderly Photo Contest
Contest Finalist in Elderly Photo Contest
People's Choice in The Magic of Music Photo Challenge
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WilmaWolf
May 17, 2017
Congratulations on the people's choice. You deserve it. What a great photo. :)
Jean-Massry
June 06, 2017
Great Shot, voted in the "covers vol-38" contest. I don't know if you understand the sign but it's just telling a great story. good luck
Sharson
September 14, 2019
great capture! the guy is a Turk (from Istanbul, Turkey) but the sign he's displaying is in Arabic, saying something about "giving away" or "forgiveness" that i can understand from the little Arabic i happen to know as well as the Persian word ???? in there, meaning: 'forgiven' ... we do in multinational localities after all, don't we?
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Behind The Lens
Location
This was taken in a street in IstanbulTime
Mid dayLighting
This was taken in during a sunny day, with natural shadows from the buildings in the neighborhood.Equipment
Panasonic lumix, which is the small camera I used for travel.Inspiration
I saw in this gentleman a sense of tranquility. Despite his situation, he seemed be at peace. And his cat sensed this too!Editing
Pretty much as shotIn my camera bag
I used to travel with the small Panasonic. I have since upgraded to a Leica Q.Feedback
I really enjoy taking photos of people with whom I feel a connection. These are some of my favorite photographs. It is not always comfortable to take these pictures, but I always regret it when I don't take the risk of asking permission to take these photos. I