Photographer's Note
A group of old men spent a lazy late-summer afternoon on a bench in the centre of Nokhur, a small village near the Iranian border in southern Turkmenistan. They told tales from old days and were listeing closely to stories from the outside world.
Turkmenistan - being largely isolated, receives no more than a hand full of closely watched and permanently accompanied tourists. International media is banned, individual travel visa are non-existent and outside the capital any contact with the native population can cause serious problems for both, the visitors and the locals. Thus any foreigner managing to visit those rather remote places can be sure to receive two things: extreme hospitality and a keen interest in any story from another world.
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weetrees
(159) 2010-03-02 15:54
hi
stopped in as i liked this image
once on full screen i thought hey why not do a b&w w/s for you to give these 2 old guys the dignity they deserve and maybe take them back in time
used the standard setting on silver effex pro plug in for CS4 but added extra contrast structure and dropped the brightenss a trifle
hope you like
John
vagabondtravels
(6511) 2010-03-07 9:28
Hi Hendrik
Nice capture of these old men. They are some interesting subjects. Ahal is a place I have always wanted to visit. Great hats!
Well done.
Ben
akm
(1216) 2010-03-09 22:52
Congratulations Hendrik on getting to visit a remote community and to interact with these most interesting and impressive old men. I'd love to hear more about how you managed to do so. Congratulations also on the quality of your portrait, capturing intelligence, intensity, dignity and lack of self-consciousness.
Best regards,
Mary
Photo Information
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Copyright: Hendrik Last Name (Clipper)
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- Genre: Gente
- Medium: Color
- Date Taken: 2009-09-13
- Categories: Vida cotidiana
- Exposición: f/4.3, 1/125 segundos
- More Photo Info: view
- Versión de la foto: Versión original, Workshop
- Date Submitted: 2010-03-02 2:20
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