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Galveston Man

Galveston Man

He could have been the old man and the sea. He was sitting on this step to the beach at Galveston, overlooking the rebuilding of this house, which was destroyed by the hurricane Ike. We are back at the same spot, eight month later, and there he is, with his beer. Looking and more than willing to have a chat, about the hurricane, the history, the life after.
fter our little chat we ask if we can take a photo of him, and he smiles and says; I dont mind, I dont mind. So here he is – the man from the Galveston beach.

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Han kunne vært den gamle mannen og havet. Han satt på on denne trappa som leder ned til stranda i Galveston, og studerte gjennoppbyggingen av  dette huset, som ble ødelagt av Ike. Vi er tilbake på det samme stedet, åtte måneder senere og der er han, sittende på “vår trapp” med en øl, og mere enn villig til å slå av en prat, om orkanen, om historien og livet etterpå. Når vi spørr om vi kan få ta et bilde av ham, smiler han og sier I don’t mind, I don’t mind…. Så her er han – mannen fra Galveston.

EXIF information
model NIKON D300
exposureTime 1/640 s
fnumber f/8.0
isoEquiv 200
focalLength 105
24. June 2009, 00:01 hide details Posted in: B&W, Portrait The permalink address (URI) of this photo is: http://framedandshot.com/2009/06/24/galveston-man/

Comments (27)

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  1. A superb natural portrait! Knowing eyes and the history of his life written across his face. The b&w tones are perfect.

    Arnd — June 24th, 2009 at 01:36

  2. Excellent portrait. Love the expression, eyes and all the wrinkles :-)

    Frida — June 24th, 2009 at 04:02

  3. I totally agree with Arnd and Frida. Fantastic portrait!

    ithil — June 24th, 2009 at 05:32

  4. Great shot. Just fabulous.
    Best,
    Louis

    Studiophototrope — June 24th, 2009 at 05:58

  5. So sad story, I like your portrait, it’s an excellent black and white.

    BoB — June 24th, 2009 at 06:04

  6. Nice B&W portrait! I like the sharpness and contrast!

    mario iso101 — June 24th, 2009 at 06:51

  7. such an amazing portrait shot you got there.. proves to show how resilient man is.. :)

    rian — June 24th, 2009 at 07:17

  8. What a face! Isn’t that how you wish you would look if you didn’t look as you did? I know nothing about the guy except from what you write, but he’s lived a life, and that’s what we all wish for, isn’t it?

    Geir — June 24th, 2009 at 07:23

  9. Tommel opp for dette, et aldeles nydelig portrett av en flott kar det her. Så mye dere har fått fram i bildet, det formidler!

    Rune — June 24th, 2009 at 17:19

  10. Absolutely beautiful portrait…so much detail and character,…

    Mahbubur Rahman — June 24th, 2009 at 23:41

  11. Holy cow! I love this!!! Absolutely your best portrait ever! The sharpness and detail is amazing!!! I love the way it’s cropped and love his expression. GORGEOUS SHOT!!!!

    Mike — June 25th, 2009 at 11:35

  12. yes! this is it! absolutely him “the old man and the sea” right!~ fantastic and great shot indeed~ BRAVO … :) I LOVE IT…

    ida — June 25th, 2009 at 14:51

  13. Nice portrait, we fell this man as many stories to tell ;)

    Dominic Gendron — June 25th, 2009 at 15:48

  14. Beautiful portrait! Despite all he’s been through, there is still life in those eyes. Wonderful!!

    martie — June 25th, 2009 at 22:57

  15. Great story and a great shot. He looks like he has a lot of interesting history behind those eyes.

    Laurie — June 26th, 2009 at 08:01

  16. Great portrait; I like the details and contrasts …

    Wolfgang — June 27th, 2009 at 02:57

  17. This photo is fabulous. It tells a story with every wrinkle and stubble on his face.

    Lindsay — June 27th, 2009 at 09:23

  18. Excellent portrait, a friendly face indeed, love the exxpression… and all the wrinkles tells the story of a full life with all the ups and downs. Well done

    Ivar — June 28th, 2009 at 01:32

  19. Amazing portrait, I love the high contrast.

    Enric — June 29th, 2009 at 17:36

  20. Perfect shot you did. Really photogenic when they want to be photographed. Just beautiful portrait of a scrolling life… Bravo.

    Doum — July 2nd, 2009 at 07:02

  21. excellent portrait!

    joshi daniel — July 3rd, 2009 at 02:22

  22. great portrat

    the belgians — July 13th, 2009 at 04:29

  23. Fanget noe godt i øynene på mannen her – kanskje det er gleden over å bli fotografert?

    Hellas — July 13th, 2009 at 16:28

  24. Joli portrait!

    Cath — August 11th, 2009 at 05:27

  25. This is amazing! It belongs in a book ora high-end photography magazine. GREAT portrait!

    Tom — August 15th, 2009 at 13:24

  26. Magnifique portrait ! tout y est cadrage ,expression, matière et tonalité
    Bravo!

    photojimk — August 18th, 2009 at 16:26

  27. Excellent portrait and the difficult exposure is spot on.

    CJaM — October 18th, 2009 at 16:56

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