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Photographer’s Note

This photo was taken in Peshawar June 2004. It was shot in low light at a guesthouse I was staying at. I almost forgot about it until I posted another shot from Pakistan. AbdullahCharsee commented on it saying he knew one of the guys in the photo. I thought he would like to see this photo as well since it is him.

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jinju (14265) 2006-02-02 18:58

Hey Ben,

it was fun today shooting with ya. If you are free tomorrow, lets do something again. Another place though.

Cool shot. Very documentative. A bit blurry but it has a cool atmosphere. This is a strange one actually, the friendly look on his face and the Ak-47 in his hand just dont really go together.

plimrn (19710) 2006-02-25 14:46

The benign expression on the man's face contrasts sharply with the weapon in his hands. With his half-closed eyes, he lookes sleepy or high. Using the unsharp mask at 40% clears up some of the fuzziness.

razanoor (466) 2006-03-23 14:03

Hi Benjamin,

This is a nice cultrual shot. The gun here appears to be an AK-47...pretty much everyone in Peshawar owns one. The smile on his face looks pretty deceiving.

regards, Raza

edal (6601) 2006-04-14 18:25

Hi, Benjamin!
You'v seen so many and different people. Can you say that people are equal in their differencies?
TFS
Anton