°Look at me Photo

Photographer’s Note

I'm a poor mental handicapped Tamil man but I can read in your eyes your empathy in my sober life but sometimes I am afraid by seeing so much isolation, affection turned to stone, apathetic greed, measured friendship, desires and dreams exploited commercially, .... sometimes you make me afraid .....

Tell me,
who is the most poor,
the one living in his isolated illusions of self-satisfaction,
or
me ?

Look at me ...... Look at me ...

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coco (27774) 2006-03-03 4:18

Hi Henk.
Many times I say that I don't like say in the critiques "superb", "great" or something similar.
But there are photos wich deserves these words.

And this is one of them. The way as this man is looking to us really impressive.
Technically is a good photo too. Good composition, depth, light and colour. But more important is that you were there in the right moment and you make a really impressive portrait.

Still I am thinking in these eyes.

Thanks for share.

ballyna (1689) 2006-03-03 4:21

henk,
a very charming portrait,great details and tells many stories with his looks.I loved the cropping best here,
regards

thaprem (2472) 2006-03-03 4:30

Henk,
Nice, Deep & sharp Eye!...
I like the way the eyes are being used to pull our eyes to the shot by a wonderful crop!.
Cheers,
Prem.

mareseye (1209) 2006-03-03 5:49

Hello Henk,
A very strong and beautiful portrait. An incredible look for this man. A note which make us think and interrogate ourselves. Thank you !
Regards,
Mare

Quentin (5278) 2006-03-03 6:56

Hi Henk
What a powerfull portrait. This man has a very strong glance
looking in the deepest part of your soul! It is a very good
photo and a beautiful note too. Thx
Quentin

jhm (82233) 2006-03-03 7:21

Wel beste Henk, wat is dit een moeilijk vraag, ten minste als ik ze goed begrepen heb. Wie is de gelukkigste, wij die ons veel kunnen permiteren of deze man die vermoedelijk niet begrijp wat u precies aan het doen bent. Ik weet het niet, maar ik ben al tevreden met wat ik zelf ben, en wat ik kan doen, rijk of arm is voormij geen echt vraagstelling, gelukkig zijn met wat men heeft is volgens mij het belangrijkste, als de jaloersie verdwijnt zullen ernorm vele mensen weer gelukkig worden. Of wil men toch het gezegde handteren "Zalig zij die arm zijn van geest zullen het rijk der hemelen zien"
Groeten uit een koud en kil Vlaanderen,
John

hdl (6735) 2006-03-03 7:31

Dag Henk. Wat een portret; wat een doordringende blik! Heel mooi gedaan. En de vraag was retorisch vermoed ik?

don_narayan (2014) 2006-03-03 10:36

Hi henk. Wow, now this is an in-your-face kind of portrait. fantastic focus in those big, sympathetic eyes. Great colors and tone. Well done.

Narayan

lestans (15448) 2006-03-03 11:00

Hi Henk! what a strong portrait, what an history of life!! Bravissimo!
Livia

Mistral (13694) 2006-03-03 14:45

Hi Henk,
it's a superb portrait and your note make it great!
Well, well done!
A smile
Luca

designsoul (21394) 2006-03-03 15:04

Hello Henk,
Astonishing portrait! An incredibly piercing gaze, it sets one on fire, and features of extraordinary beauty... and you captured it with great sensitivity and expertise, with such beautiful Indian saturated colours, it is a haunting shot for sure--I just HAVE TO put it among my favourites,
take care,
Sarolta

robiuk (10763) 2006-03-03 15:40

he-he-he, very good note to accompany this excellent portrait!
Seems obvious his eyes stare through your lens... how do you feel now after you 'took his soul', Henk?
When looking at this portrait now, does it feel different from when you were taking it?
I love this one!
Robi

jjcordier (24484) 2006-03-04 1:19

Regard fascinant...et un peu inquiétant aussi. Quelle force dans ce portrait, Henk
Best regards
JJ

Luan (15935) 2006-03-04 3:36

Hello Henk,
Yes I like your note Henk, tellement vrai...ce regard reussi a percer l'ecran et penetrer mon exprit. Je suis une fois de plus etonne par la qualite de ce Fuji, couleur, contraste et netette. Une superbe portrait, hynotisant, tres proche comme tu m'as maintenant appris.
Superbe.
Vi

bboss (3516) 2006-03-04 17:08

That is one powerful photo, amazing. A favourite for me.
Your note sums up a feeling I have had many times in India
cheers, David

munki (1287) 2006-03-05 18:40

Namaste Henk,

Excellent portrait!!
I like very much the way you have framed it.
The colours are superb too.

Marcos

keribar (42742) 2006-03-14 0:08

Hello Henk,

What an interesting face and what a marvellous sharpness. Sometimes I wonder if people can use such pictures without permissions. The yellow script comes at the right place in order to balance the face. So are the colors in general. I also agree that this picture deserves a great applaud. Izzet

Svillegas (1165) 2006-03-14 5:30

Hi Henk
Great shot, amazing curious expression! Great use of the DOF and composition. Good colour saturation as well.
Sonia

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lewiz (1293) 2006-05-01 17:34

Hi again,
I can't say much more than outstanding. The DoF you've chosen is perfect and the focus nice and sharp. Really great work here.
Thanks, Lewis.

plimrn (19600) 2006-05-12 21:57

Hi Henk,
I'm sitting here with Livia and she says hi. She directed me to your site; I wanted to tell you how moved I am by this photo and your note. It does seem like you can see his soul in his eyes.
Regards, Pat

ALIRIZA (16197) 2006-05-23 8:46

Hi Henk,
There are lots of thoughts hidden in his mind, the face shows so much concentration,I really like this close-up which lets us see so many details on the man's face.
Best regards...
Ali Rıza

mwaite (215) 2006-05-25 8:55

This is a very unsettling image to me. As another reviewer noted "haunting". I think it affects me that way because it is so intimate. The Tamil man is hiding nothing and you have taken such a close personal photo.
Excellent photo.

gebala (0) 2006-06-14 18:42

hello,
I just love this photo becoz of eyes
becoz of face and sharpness
exellent cropping
great quality
I like colours here
well taken
rgs:)

arturo (31) 2006-07-05 11:55

Hi Henk,

powerful, positive note of equally outstanding portrait...cheers, arturo

deblink (2548) 2006-07-09 20:55

Hi Henk,
I love this photo too. The story that this mans eyes tell is much that same story that our own indigenous people in Australia tells.

Thank you for sharing this photo.
Debbie

ebassotto (156) 2006-09-17 15:30

Esta foto é muito tocante! Faz a gente repensar nos valores da vida. Parabéns.

brevbrev14 (372) 2006-09-27 8:23

Hi Henk, i discovered now this shot....i haven't too much word....only FANTASTIC, a shot to reflect about many things...HIS EYES, in his eyes you captured his life, a life of a man, a life of a country...A STORY.Great HENK!!
thanks for your work!

CIao!

Valeria

satyapicmaker (110) 2006-09-30 16:10

Nice picture, the picture draws the attention to the eyes.. the caption is good..

eskay001 (106) 2007-07-03 11:15

Hi Henk, Only today I read somewhere that there is no such thing as OBJECTIVE REALITY. Reality is only what we perceive it as and is therefore subjective. The picture and the accompanying note tell me more about YOU than they do about the person you took photograph of. I know for sure that you are really a wonderful, a very compassionate person - someone I would be very happy to meet in person with and learn a few things from about life, people and yes, photography ! As far as my reaction to the photo is concerned, I like the hypnotic quality of your subject's eyes so faithfully captured by your mighty camera and missing-nothing eyes.

Best regards,

Sushant Singhal

noborders (14199) 2007-09-19 11:33

Everything has already been said about this one, you are right, it is one of your most moving ones, also the accompanying note... A face that is haunting you, long after you have seen him...
What a beautiful, dreamy and soft expression - and I think that I can see you in his eyes !
Splendid !
Cath.

kyzer (337) 2008-03-21 23:58

Hi Henk,

I am bit of Tamil, but this photo would bring in tears in anybody's eyes whether Tamil or Not...

Let peace and prosperity prevail...and let the prosperity trickle to these gods own people...

YOU HAVE PUT ACROSS A GREAT MESSAGE...

Long Live Humanity....with tears