The blue eyes boy
The blue eyes boy
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It was taken at Jinka, EthiopiaTime
It was around noonLighting
It was taken inside a small roadside cafe with limited indoor lighting and light coming in from the streetEquipment
It was taken with Leica SL and SL Summilux 50 1.4 handheldInspiration
The name of the Ethiopia boy is Abushe. Due to a gene mutation, he is one of the rare person in Ethiopia that has a pair of natural blue eyes. Mt driver locate him from the streets where we invite him to join us for lunch. He was actually homeless as he was kicked out from his village due to his blue eyes where locals believe he is of evil type. Other adults and kids fought and tried to bully him. You can see the scars left on his face. Abushe lives on his own by taking on part-time street jobs and often paid by travel photographers for portrait photos due to his blue eyes. By spending sometime with him during lunch, I saw that he was just a very simple boy with a gentle mind. Before I left I decided to gift him my baseball cap with LED lights and he was so happy putting them on.Editing
Lightroom and PhotoshopIn my camera bag
Leica M rangefinder with M 28mm lens and Leica SL mirrorless with SL 24 - 90 & 50Feedback
Tried to capture the natural moment instead of the usual still portrait pose.