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on a man's mind...

A nice man who offered me cigerates and then we ended up sitting for an hour togather at the entrance of his house (more like a big room) drinking fruit juice. when we talked at times he disconncted and at other times he smiled and laugthed. i felt bad for him as he seemed lonely even though there was one more man living togather with him. This is one of his quite moments.

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barabea 1 year ago

Supwer portrait

Nicolas Marino 1 year ago

wow, sassi, this photo just showed up among the thumbnails at the bottom! i dont know how it slipped my view when it was published! it is awesome!

Zoltan Huszti 2 years ago

great portrait!!!!
congratulation!

Pierre Pageau 2 years ago

félicitations .

grant 2 years ago

Very powerful image. Congrats...Love it!!

sasson haviv he is deep in his thoughts...

SofiG - Tamara Cerna 2 years ago

Compliments!

sasson haviv thank you :))

m.j. arcanjo 2 years ago

These are the moments that change one's life.... More then photos one print in soul the lives of the others
Beautiful strong image

sasson haviv thank you my friend:) i believe here is soul i revealed or more correctly his pain.

sasson haviv i meant to type : i believe here his soul is revealed or more correctly his pain
i dont think i can reveal souls:) sorry for typo

Rosco 3 years ago

stgrong capture, good details and focus on his face.
it shows that you captured him when he drfited back into his memories.
I wonder how this would look in black & white.

robert

sasson haviv although i still didnt try i believe it will be stronger in BW. I will give it a try soon:) thank you. i wish i could visit him and others again soon but it will still take me a year before i can. ho is europe my friend? aer you there already?

Rosco yep, in luxemburg at the moment preparing my trip to the south.
My plan is to leave before the end of this month aiming for biarritz, located in the south west of france.

Robert

sasson haviv great i will be waiting to see some images:)

Barbara Orienti 3 years ago

Very intense...I like it a lot!
Congrats Sassy
B

Fulvio Pellegrini 3 years ago

impressive!!
F.

sasson haviv thank you:) i see that you are back:) i hope it was nice here in Israel and i am waiting to see some of your photos on 1x:) i will start posting jerusalem photos as well.
take care
sassi

jlg 3 years ago

Great one! Left me speechless.

sasson haviv thank you Jlg:) its good to know the emotion transfers well in this image.

Rui Pires 3 years ago

Another great portrait, Sasson ! Love it !

sasson haviv thank you Rui:) always a compliment tohave a comment from you:) soon i hope to start showing you parts of israel and the will be in BW:)

Kevin Ng 3 years ago

Very deep....in so many ways!

sasson haviv thank you kevin:) i like the iemotion that tranfers in this image

Craig Martin 3 years ago

Wonderful capture, and nice to have the context your comment provides.

sasson haviv thank you Craig:) ialways try to put some info if possible as i think travelling is about getting to know people:)

Andrei Graph 3 years ago

Strong emotions portrayed in this portrait..
I wonder what's on his mind?
great work !

sasson haviv thank you Andrei:) i am not sure what was in his mind at that moment but i can tell you his life isnt easy. at the same time he is very friendly

aleci 3 years ago

exeptionial portrait...a tremendous impact it has!

sasson haviv thank you aleci:) he was deepin his thought sin that moment

Codrin Lupei 3 years ago

A very impressive portrait Sassi, excellent work here, love it!

sasson haviv thank you codrin:) i am happy it made it here and that you like it.

MarieM 3 years ago

This is a very emotional portrait, and reading what you wrote about the circumstances make it more full of sensitivity

sasson haviv thank you Marie:) i always love your comments as they are very humane. you are very sensitive:)

Zaahir Essa 3 years ago

you use the light so well in all your images...

sasson haviv thank you Zaahir:) my published images are ok but you should see some of my rejected ones (not as good)....
thank you

Monique 3 years ago

bravo Sassi--this is extremly good portrait!
it tells a lot about person and this what the portrait should do.
great work!

sasson haviv thank you very much Monique:) i really appreciate your thoughtful comment.
take care
sassi :)

Andre du Plessis 3 years ago

Striking and very expressive portrait. Well done.

sasson haviv thank you Andre:) you are one of the artists i really appreciate in 1x so your comment means a lot.

Andre du Plessis Looking at this again. Gosh... so strong. Disarming, in fact. Unsettling to some extend. One here realises how eyes are the 'window to the soul', and once the blinds are drawn, like in the case with this gentleman, who is suffering from an eye condition, and probably cataracts as well - one becomes a bit at a loss. Eyes are everything, and when they are gone, we talk to flesh, and we colour in the space that the eyes would have told. A very unusual portrait, and in effect, a lesson and blank page concerning the emotions that accompany potrtaiture, and what makes people photography work. I do not know if I sound clear, but nevertheless, quite a revelation to me. Thanks for submitting this.

sasson haviv thank you my friend. it was his state of life.. sadly loneliness can create very strong expressions... it seems to me that this is what he was suffering from.. the eyes yes i understand what you say .. this gentleman did laugh to as well (not too much though)
i guess that the eyes condition let more of the inside come out

mazakli 3 years ago

it is a good portrait.l saw the man's life in his eyes.

sasson haviv thank you Mazakli:) deep look he has

gerard sexton 3 years ago

I voted for this in screening. Its a wonderful moment you have captured the man is deep in his thoughts natural & not obviously aware you are taking the shot. I imagine he has cataracts his eyes look like they are very advanced. This is a common problem in this part of the world.

sasson haviv thank you for the vote Gerard:) yes he has cataracts like many other eldery i saw in India. i am happy you like this photo.