Karo man, a photo from Southern, South

Photographer's Note

Karo are a small tribe living on the banks of the Omo river. The make a living with subsistence agriculture, augmented with fishing, especially in hard time. Like several of the tribes in that region body painting is common. This man was concentrating on a game of Mancala being played on the ground.

f/6.3, ISO 200, 105mm, 1/160s

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lousat (139926) 2021-04-19 12:14

Hi Stephen ,it seems a player of american football so painted...ehehe..magnificent capture in a great moment and pose of this Karo man,top quality as usual! Have a nice evening and thanks,Luciano

ChrisJ (172378) 2021-04-19 16:28

Hi Stephen

There seems to be some similarity here with the body paint worn by some indigenous Australians. Good sharpness and effective tight framing in this superb head and shoulders portrait. Oh and a knee too! Tfs!

ifege (49325) 2021-04-19 22:05

Hi Steve
Incredible body painting - great photo.
cheers
Ian

jemaflor (148146) 2021-04-19 23:17

Hi Stephen,
Excellent ! nice portrait, good rendering with these contrasts, interesting, tfs.

Royaldevon (86392) 2021-04-20 4:00

Hello Stephen,

When I see the number of men with lots of tattoos, I begin to wonder if some are returning to their roots!!

I just love how you come in close on the subjects that you are photographing. There is always the worry that the person will be aware and spoil the sense of spontaneity but not here! The close facial details and body painting completely fill the f/g with interest and ... amazement! The design is relatively simple but so very effective. I wonder how long it took! (My appointment at the hairdressers takes 2 and a half hours!!!)

Thanks for this, Bev :-)