The Clown Photo | TrekEarth

Photographer’s Note

I found this clown in the middle of Sabana Grande Boulevard in Caracas. He was just perfoming his act and for a brief moment he posed for me with this incredible sad face.

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prezntime (3945) 2008-07-10 19:17

It's a lost art Gabriel; to be a clown. Too much these days they are critisized...unfunny, ugly, scary, etc. What life is there for those that wish only to entertain...with a red baseball on their nose?

Such is the sad face; not lost love, death of a dear one, impending doom...No, it's that children don't laugh anymore.

Excellent photography,
Chris.

maglex (1554) 2008-07-11 2:26

Hi GAbriel, this sad portrait is really very strong, reflecting so much about the clown's feelings. Those sad eyes tells the whole story...even enough for a photo without a note. I cropped the right portion of the photo to create a close-up portrait and let viewer focus more on the facial lines of expresion as an experiment...Thanks for sharing this excellent portraiture...Alex

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joscel1975 (489) 2008-07-11 7:32

Hi Gabriel:

The loneliest clown I saw in my whole life. Or as what Cris commented, it's a dying profession. But thanks to you... you give life and justice. Well done.

Joscel

hutsulka (61) 2009-04-13 8:53 [Comment]

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