Wounded Warrior
A fellow Soldier and friend that lost his eye to cancer after serving in Afghanistan.
This photo was taken on November 21, 2008.
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Xia Ke (43 months ago | reply)
I like it. Not you average portrait. Really brings home the state of current affairs without being too "in your face". Keep it up Brian :)
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gwynnegrrrl [deleted] (43 months ago | reply)
Do you know Nina Berman's work on wounded soliders?
You might like to check it out and see someone else who's dealing with the same theme photographically. I've seen some of her prints and they are stunning. Huge, colorful, straight. They stop you dead.
www.ninaberman.com/index3.php?pag=prt&dir =imagesph
Do you have other frames of the same man? I wonder if there are other ways to show this situation....maybe just the eye in his hand....maybe not. Perhaps this *is* the way to show it. I guess my only hesitation would be that the photo tells the whole story and leaves no mystery. Take this with a grain of salt; I'm personally trying to explore ways of showing something without actually showing it, so that is what is particularly on my mind these days....
I'm so thrilled to look through all your work. I haven't logged into Flickr in months...so I've missed out on a lot!
It's so inspiring to see you work, and work, and work. That's what we need to do, just make pictures.
Paul McEvoy (43 months ago | reply)
I like it a lot Brian. Kind of reminds me of a surrealist kind of thing, Man Ray or something like that. Really powerful and direct. Very nice.
Jeff Buttel (43 months ago | reply)
Hey Brian, I'd like to see more like this. It is very powerful. Unlike the fly fishing photos I think this kind of thing might be done better with the 35mm RF you have. The Holga tends to romanticize too much I think. But, hey, you'd probably tell me my stuff would all look better with a Holga!
Cheers
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Mackeson (43 months ago | reply)
... islamic justice?
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Rhett Redelings (43 months ago | reply)
What an amazing, powerful and potent portrait.
Red Holga Man (43 months ago | reply)
I think you have a valid point Jeff.
If I am even in a situation like this I will do it with both cameras.
Brian
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B&WPhotog (43 months ago | reply)
Good for you , doing this, making this strong portrait, very unusual and intelligent use of the medium.
goat karma (42 months ago | reply)
Just to let you know, you made the list of 'The best Holga Photos from November 2008' on www.holgablog.com.
Yay! Amazing photo!
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Brikon (42 months ago | reply)
very striking!
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Gigi Elmes (42 months ago | reply)
Okay.....
your photo's are sick beautiful and bringing tears to my eyes...
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doctora boop (40 months ago | reply)
so strong image, love it (and hate it)
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Matt_Benson (38 months ago | reply)
extremely powerful shot. I love how the holga vignetting isolates the man. great job
Mackeson (35 months ago | reply)
... ¿¡Mi Propio Buda Personal!?
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