Finally!, a photo from Agadir, South

Photographer's Note

I was looking around in my archive when this photo appeared. I certainly have better things to offer, but I rarely show everyday scenes and this one seemed perfect for a laugh. Taken 10 years ago in Taroudant, Morocco, a city not very popular with tourists. The face of the boy coming out of the toilets is really symbolic, he really seems to say "finally" after finishing his needs, and even the boy who turned to him seems to have felt his breath of relief. I hope you enjoyed it.

Stavo curiosando nel mio archivio quando mi è comparsa questa foto. Sicuramente ho di meglio da offrire, ma raramente mostro scene di vita quotidiana e questa mi è sembrata perfetta per ridere un po'. Scattata 10 anni fa a Taroudant, in Marocco, una città non molto frequentata dai turisti. La faccia del ragazzo che esce dalle toilette è davvero simbolica, sembra davvero dire "finalmente" dopo aver terminato i suoi bisogni, ed anche il ragazzo che si è girato verso di lui sembra che abbia avvertito il suo respiro di sollievo. Spero che vi sia piaciuta.

Fis2, pierrefonds, mamcg, ChrisJ, ikeharel, holmertz, jhm, clic, COSTANTINO, PaulVDV, adramad, mcmtanyel has marked this note useful

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Fis2 (170639) 2021-04-13 12:46

Witaj Luciano!
Curious shot from street, interesting moment.
Good reportage picture.
I like this scene from daily life.
Nice framing, colors and light.
Well done.
Good evening.
Krzysztof

emka (158030) 2021-04-13 13:32

Ciao Luciano,

Quando ero in Iran ho imparato una lezione importante: quando hai bisogno di un bagno, cerca la moschea. C'e sempre un bagno. Ha funzionato bene quando ero in Medio Oriente. Qui, la porta gialla conduce alla moschea (è scritto masjid). Composizione originale, divertente con il tuo commento. I migliori saluti
M

pajaran (115779) 2021-04-13 13:38

Pozdrav.
Interesantan pogled i trenutak, dobar tekst ...
Lepa fasada i vrata, dobro pokazano sa lepim bojama, kontrastom i uhvcenim trenutkom.
Pogled mladoica bas privlaci paznju.
Dobar rad, lepa fotografija i secanje.
Zelim vam sve najbolje.
Paja

pierrefonds (114347) 2021-04-13 15:10

Bonsoir Luciano,

Tu as bien capturé l'expression des personnes. La prise de vue permet de voir les détails de la façade de l'immeuble. La lumière a un bel effet sur les couleurs de l'image. Bonne soirée.

Pierre

ifege (47957) 2021-04-13 20:58

Hi Luciano
An interesting moment well captured.
cheers
Ian

ChrisJ (171794) 2021-04-13 21:18

Ciao Luciano,

Lol! An astute businessman has realised people get bored waiting and is selling cigarettes at right. An excellent daily life scene. Tfs!

Silvio1953 (221463) 2021-04-13 22:00

Ciao Luciano, chi esce ha l'espressione soddisfatta, il, ragazzo fuori sembra pensare "era ora", graziosa scenetta, foto al solito di gran qualità, bravo, ciao Silvio

jemaflor (147018) 2021-04-13 22:57

Salut Luciano,
Originale scène pour une photo mais bien banale situation dans la vie de tous les jours, les visages sont expressifs, bon effet de spontanéité, bon rendu luminosité et netteté.

holmertz (102604) 2021-04-14 2:19

Hello Luciano,
It's an amusing photo and there are enough details to tell me about street life in this town just as much as any photo of an ordinary mosque or market stall. I feel deeply with the man's relief of leaving the toilet. It could have been me stepping out of there! ;-)
Best regards,
Gert

Royaldevon (85862) 2021-04-14 5:29

Caio Caro Luciano,

I smiled when I saw your photograph.
I'm not so sure that the guy is showing his relief at using the facilities. To me, looks to be insinuating, "OMG! What a place! I'm glad to be out of there!' We've all experienced toilets which create that sort of response!!
But, it was a fine, spontaneous photograph.
I like how a triangle is created by the guy in the toilet looking at the older man, the older man looking at the man on the kerb and the man on the kerb looking at the guy in the toilet! We can feel the the connection moving round them!

Have a good day,
Bev :-)

jean113 (27819) 2021-04-14 9:20

Hello Luciano, the expression on the face of the man emerging from the toilet could be interpreted in one of many ways!
An excellent observation of daily life!
Thanks for sharing.
Kind regards, Jean.

jhm (211736) 2021-04-14 11:10

Hello Luciano,

An image taken from life, nice daily life image
Wonderful composition lovely presentation too.
Very well done, TFS.

Best regards,
John

Tue (92302) 2021-04-14 12:07

Hello Luciano,
A very nice daily life photo, which was perfectly timed to catch the young man's expression. The sunlight was appealing as well, especially in combination with the yellow walls.
Lars

jmdias (115046) 2021-04-14 13:23

lucian

watching the image I thought he was the ruler of the WC and was announcing it was listen to be used.. nice details of the image with a good quality and showing typical local personages. Moroccans hate photos, nice they weren't watching you.

take care

jorge

clic (76) 2021-04-14 16:26

Ciao Luciano
Vous avez osé présenter une scène de rue très drôle car je n'ai pas encore vu sur TE de téléversement 'glorifiant' ce besoin essentiel de la société! Un sujet inédit, bien sûr!
Ciao

COSTANTINO (116377) 2021-04-14 21:56

hello dear friend lUCIANO
and have a pleasant day
a capture from the daily life...
there is a great movement
in this photo indeed
regards
Costantino

ikeharel (113241) 2021-04-15 0:54

Ciao Luciano,
A sign of relief on the young man face's when climbed out the steps...
Usually I do not take such photos, but this made me smile, especially after understood the title.
Daily life par-excellence picture on the outcome.
Arrivederci,
Ike

abmdsudi (95869) 2021-04-15 9:12

Hi Luciano
A place where photo opportunities can certainly be found and this also conjures up an image of little boys competing in the school bogs... he.. he I have embedded the idea too deep perhaps in too many minds. Good for silly Sunday
Best regards

GyurMaster (24818) 2021-04-15 11:18

Hello Luciano,

You should certainly share more photos of everyday life from your archives. Its a really worthy photo and as you described one can feel the relief. Keep on digging! :)

Best Wishes,
Gy.

PaulVDV (62846) 2021-04-16 0:46

Hello Luciano,
Funny daily life-picture with interesting facial expressions.
Also striking is how the person coming from the toilet seems to pull himself up from a dark hole.
Well composed.
Best regards, Paul

adramad (72934) 2021-04-16 11:50

Hi Luciano.
A nice photo of the daily environment, in this case with the boys at the door of the bathroom, the older man seems to be the guardian of them.
Sharpness, lighting, color, and the magnificent composition; they are all perfectly realized factors.
Well done. I like it.
You have a good day.
Very best regards.
Luis.

mkamionka (74311) 2021-04-16 23:36

Ciao Luciano,
Very charming photo but I imagined seeing the title that the story behind it will be quite different. I thought you may have been in a desperate need of the toilet and then seeing this sight you shouted "finally".
Great addition to your reportage from Morocco,
M

foxy (3461) 2021-04-17 6:50

Hello Luciano,
This photo was taken 10 years ago, you kept this for yourself to laugh all these years......Finally! you shared this with us, yoUUU !!
Ha!Ha! this picture reminder me of Egypt. In Egypt, you've to pay to use it or even to look at it ( kidding ).
I can see the same re-action the guy was making. To me, I don't mind paying if the toilet is reasonable cleaned. Not to pay for a dirty and stinking toilet :-(
The old man must be saying to him, you still have to pay and taking no excuses.
Or the guy seemed desperate because he dropped the car key in the toilet and got 'flush'. The boy looked at him in 'shock' , not my father's car key !!!
The old man said to them, nothing much I can do but you can used the toilet for 'free' :-)
Thanks for sharing this 'toilet commotion'.
Loong

mcmtanyel (68383) 2021-04-18 17:51

Hello Luciano,
I think the boy coming out of the toilet is saying, "Hey, toilet keeper, water is not running in these toilets. Pour some cologne over my hands." Well, that is my imagination.
Regards,
MT

dekanski (9357) 2021-06-06 3:01

No comment required! The title and photo say it all!