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"The moment always dictates in my work. What I feel, I do. This is the most important thing for me. Everybody can look, but they don't necessarily see. I never calculate or consider; I see a situation and I know that it's right, even if I have to go back to get the proper lighting."
~ Andre Kertesz

Maria from California, United States

great title, great capture...great face!

13 Feb 2012 5:46am

omid from mashhad, Iran

very nice & interesting!

13 Feb 2012 6:05am

DULCIE from Danville, CA, United States

A very gritty face and photo....I like his expression.

13 Feb 2012 6:25am

Nicou from Sion, Switzerland

Merveilleux portrait de cet homme avec ces mains ces doigts, sueprbe rendu sur son visage et belle attitude.
Belle journée

13 Feb 2012 6:34am

Phil David Morris, 2012 from Saskatoon, New York, Canada

You must have long standing relationships with these people you capture, sometimes
there is just no other explanation on how you get your amazing photos !~

13 Feb 2012 6:55am

@Phil David Morris, 2012: this man accidentally came to my frame, very drunk as you can see :)

PATRICK from miramas, France

5****

13 Feb 2012 6:57am

fabrizio from Rome, Italy

impressive and perfect your result in this portrait

13 Feb 2012 7:23am

Nazzareno from Rome, Italy

in all your image a fragment of real life and a sincere emotion

13 Feb 2012 7:34am

Christine from Ellemford, United Kingdom

Really like the framing of this with his hand gestures playing a big part of the composition

13 Feb 2012 7:37am

Ellebelle from Medemblik, Netherlands

Great portrait of this remarkable man!!

13 Feb 2012 7:42am

Gérard Beullac from Paris, France

Stunning !

13 Feb 2012 8:06am

Nigel from Avening, United Kingdom

What a character ........

13 Feb 2012 8:18am

PRASHANT from Mumbai, India

Great details...very funny expressions.

13 Feb 2012 8:36am

Tomek from Poznań, Poland

Wow! Incredible face. Superb portrait.

13 Feb 2012 8:55am

Doug from Burnham-on-Sea, United Kingdom

Fantastic image Mariana, you capture so much of this man in this wonderful portrait

13 Feb 2012 8:59am

STEED from D, France

What a Life,through this look !!!!!.........Great shot,M'....

13 Feb 2012 9:01am

Z from Shanghai, China

OH i love the close up ! when you approaching the object, it really feels differently ...

13 Feb 2012 9:09am

Göran from Skanör, Sweden

This is a really telling portrait, you have put something of this man's soul into the picture.

13 Feb 2012 9:30am

jpla from St Barthélémy d, France

Toujours des portraits qui ne me laissent pas indifférent ! Je te souhaite une agréable journée
JP

13 Feb 2012 9:46am

Monik from PARIS, France

Un superbe portrait qui donne à réfléchir...

13 Feb 2012 9:51am

Agus Haryono from Mataram, Indonesia

great work, great capture..

13 Feb 2012 9:52am

klausZ from Kufstein, Austria

you seemed to be in a very emotional discussion with him? so you come very close and gives this extraordinary pov for a street-portrait! hope you´re well ;-) superb the style!

13 Feb 2012 9:56am

@klausZ: yes, I am well, thanks Klaus

Hiro from Kyoto, Japan

Nice achieveMENT.

13 Feb 2012 11:08am

grouser from Ludlow, United Kingdom

The skin texture of a tangerine :) Strong in your face portrait

13 Feb 2012 11:10am

Chantal from Terheijden, Netherlands

very good portrait wise

13 Feb 2012 11:16am

Jules from Drayton, United Kingdom

a superb expressive and "in your face" portrait

13 Feb 2012 11:22am

J.R. from Urasoe City, Japan

He's cool, looks like Good Times Charlie:)

13 Feb 2012 11:28am

Mhelene from Paris, France

Very strong as usual !!!

13 Feb 2012 12:23pm

Willem from Noord-Scharwoude, Netherlands

Fantastic image.

13 Feb 2012 12:28pm

Eric Cousineau from Sherwood Park, Canada

A wonderful street portrait Mariana! Well done! ;-)

13 Feb 2012 12:41pm

roy from ostend, Belgium

Fortunately, he still sees the funny side of life,
another one of your special human pictures !

13 Feb 2012 12:49pm

Melocoton from Salamanca, Spain

Hello Marian, perfect dialogue between model and photographer, gesture expression, wonderful complicity, kiss Paul

13 Feb 2012 1:23pm

Stephen from Canberra, Australia

Wow - very dramatic with his gestures and the way he confronts your lens!

13 Feb 2012 1:24pm

Lougris from Toulouse, France

un mouvement impressionnant sur celle ci !! figé et pourtant plein de vitesse !!
un portrait vivant et qui envahit l'image .

13 Feb 2012 1:28pm

Hil from Roma, Italy

sounds good, like a present

13 Feb 2012 1:53pm

Lokesh from Hyderabad, India

nice shot M... i like the washed out background against a very sharp foreground.... the smile is interesting... :)

13 Feb 2012 2:38pm

Lena from San Francisco, United States

Interesting image.

13 Feb 2012 2:44pm

Benkirane Thami from Fès, Morocco

C'est bien vrai: tout absolument tout est dans la tête!
Bon début de semaine lumineuse et chal-heureuse!

13 Feb 2012 3:27pm

Thierry Pouleur from anseremme, Belgium

superbe expression, bien vu

13 Feb 2012 4:41pm

pascale from Brussels, Belgium

oh my god he was very interested !

13 Feb 2012 4:44pm

alex centrella from California, United States

strong image..well caught .

13 Feb 2012 5:15pm

cajera from France

Language of hand, but he is alone to understand

13 Feb 2012 5:18pm

Heinz from Hamm, Germany

Hervorragendes Portrait. 5*****

13 Feb 2012 5:31pm

Eric C. from Ivry sur Seine, France

Strong portrait !!

13 Feb 2012 5:40pm

Baldwin VW from Bejuma, Venezuela

Fabulous portrait, strong traits in this face !!!!

13 Feb 2012 6:09pm

Steve Rice from Olympia, United States

He's scary drunk but, I guess he wants you to photograph him. His pointing at himself seems to be saying, "take my picture". A gritty portrait brave street photographer.

13 Feb 2012 6:30pm

@Steve Rice: actually, a story is little bit different : my friend Vladimir was playing Elvis ( you might saw this image before ) , and at this moment when Randy ( this man ) came to us, Vladimir started playing Canadian Hymn - O, CANADA.....with full respect for native Canadian - an Native Indian Randy :) I was really very touched by Vladamir's gesture :) So, in this image, Randy is conducting to Vladimir ;)

حسن صنوبری from tehran, Iran

Good & Funny :)

13 Feb 2012 7:06pm

Francisco Romero from Carbajal de la Legua, Spain

Great expression and timely shot.

13 Feb 2012 7:35pm

Roman from Thiersee, Austria

stunning portrait

13 Feb 2012 8:11pm

Jim from Fort Worth, United States

A well lived in face. I like the new larger size as well.

13 Feb 2012 8:18pm

Steven from Chicagoland, United States

Looks like the guy was trying to provide a little comic relief. Great capture of expression!

13 Feb 2012 8:45pm

Vk from Maseru, South Africa

a very strong portrait, brilliant!

13 Feb 2012 9:33pm

Elaine Hancock from Rockville, United States

Wonderful portrait! I like the expression of happiness. You can see it in his smile and in his eyes.

13 Feb 2012 10:17pm

curieuzeneuzemosterdpot from somewhere between viewer and subject, Belgium

great portrait, mariana, full of character! :-))

13 Feb 2012 10:20pm

franz from Baden, Austria

exciting ... and as always, so interesting to read what people 'see' when they look at one of your excellent photos!

13 Feb 2012 10:23pm

Kat from Lorraine, France

Great portrait !

13 Feb 2012 10:33pm

Gérard Méry from Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire, France

A face which travelled a lot in the various abuses

13 Feb 2012 10:52pm

Dokmateo from Madrid, Spain

Superb close up!

14 Feb 2012 12:15am

Isidro from Barcelona, Spain

excelente primer plano de este retrato con una expresión muy bien capturada!!

14 Feb 2012 1:10am

Jason Politte from Conway, AR, United States

Excellent street portrait, Mariana - you've captured him performing his conducting skills brilliantly. :-)

14 Feb 2012 2:17am

Avinash from Dharamshala, India

i'll give 5* to this portrait..very nice work !!

14 Feb 2012 4:14am

Rupesh from kudal, India

‘’ good portrait…..’’

14 Feb 2012 4:57am

flyingwind风飞扬 from someplace, China

Wow, he is very friendly in front of your lens! Nice portrait!

14 Feb 2012 4:58am

Marcie from United States

He jumps right out of the screen. Terrific!

14 Feb 2012 12:18pm

Don Levesque from Saint John, Canada

Amazing capture! Love the expression on his face!

14 Feb 2012 1:34pm

Deej from Perth, Australia

Fantastic... love a good portrait!

15 Feb 2012 11:47pm

domlortha from Roanne, France

Magnificent with this strong contrast: your signature!
Have a nice day.

18 Feb 2012 6:32pm

Stephane.D from In my head, France

j adore, portrait à nouveau expressif de vie et d histoire, magnifique ;)

24 Feb 2012 1:09pm

Canon PowerShot SX100 IS
1/60 second
F/3.2
ISO 80
6 mm