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The Carpenter´s Hand

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Enxadão - cecilia´s father (little girl in previous photo) had to resand this wooden table several times today. It didn´t fit the architect´s specifications who is a perfectionist.

This is a hand of a worker, of a man who crafts things with his mind and with his fingers...

Once when I was young, I wrote a poem about wanting to have wrinkled hands. Because then at least I´ll know I had done something with my life, built something, like my grandfather who built this house I live in, fences, chicken coops, and other things.

I always wanted to be an artisan but grew up in with a virtual handicraft ability.

Can I shape photos or sand them like wood?

I´ve created some bamboo furniture in the past, but this is the hands of experience.

The hand of a master craftsman!

Comments and faves

  1. ★

    © Tatiana Cardeal, jachi, fubuki, foreversouls, and 189 other people added this photo to their favorites.

  2. © Tatiana Cardeal (79 months ago | reply)

    wow, João!

  3. André Gardenberg (79 months ago | reply)

    bela bela bela, joao
    sacou tudo!
    um primor...

  4. jachi (79 months ago | reply)

    Astounding image. Imposing. Thanks for the image and the story.

  5. OldOnliner (79 months ago | reply)

    This is nice. Clean, precise, accurate and yet you can almost sense the pulse within the flesh.

  6. joaobambu (79 months ago | reply)

    @ OldOnliner! Yes - indeed. He rested his hand briefly after intensely working. I don´t think he even noticed me taking the photo because he is so used to me visiting his workshop with my camera.

    The best photos I find come after people getting used to you being around with a camera, almost like your not there.. that´s when you can capture true moments..

    his hand was pulsing!

  7. fubuki (79 months ago | reply)

    excellent photo, J! you capture so much depth. bravo friend!

  8. Mad Man In The Circus (79 months ago | reply)

    Few people even scratch the surface, much less exhaust the contemplation of their own experience.

    -Randolph Bourne

  9. Mike Pedroncelli (79 months ago | reply)

    Great image and words - moving - meaningful - personal.

  10. sherIZAN (79 months ago | reply)

    excellent clarity... love it

  11. Brian Catacutan (79 months ago | reply)

    That's a powerful photo.

  12. Graniers (79 months ago | reply)

    Excellent, love the dusty and gritty nature of it, and the stories the ahnd has to tell

  13. enenzi (79 months ago | reply)

    moving

  14. bryan lowe (79 months ago | reply)

    Wonderful image!

  15. Oesters (79 months ago | reply)

    great.

  16. annaclaricealmeida (79 months ago | reply)

    Oi João, adoro fotos de mão e essa tá especialmente bela...esse contraste e granulação são fabulosos!!! maravilhosa foto! bj

  17. ★ mewot ★ (79 months ago | reply)

    gives a new meaning to the term 'work'

  18. vitoriafalabella (79 months ago | reply)

    Linda e nos sugere o fio para uma narrativa que transborda brasilidade ...

  19. Be Still (79 months ago | reply)

    What a lovely image... very original! (1-2-3)

  20. çzklsdfaçsdfkjç [deleted] (79 months ago | reply)

    Espetacular!!!!!!!

  21. Dal Nunes (79 months ago | reply)

    Sensacional!!!
    Um abraço

  22. shimmertje (79 months ago | reply)

    Amazing!

  23. toink! (79 months ago | reply)

    now thats crisp. :)

  24. Daniel Montesinos (79 months ago | reply)

    I love carpenters, it's my favourite profession. And I love hands!! Is my favourite part of the body!!! :o)

    By the way, I suggest you to add this pic to the bodyparts group www.flickr.com/groups/bodyparts/

  25. Mark Strandquist (79 months ago | reply)

    beautiful!!! amazing detail!

  26. Stan Costa (79 months ago | reply)

    mãos de quem trabalha e verdadeiramente faz o país seguir em frente!

  27. anginhamm (79 months ago | reply)

    Bela captura!

    A mão, a textura da madeira, essa poeirada toda, ficou linda!

  28. ruurmo (79 months ago | reply)

    La Mano de Jesús o de José? Felicitaciones por la composición

  29. Fericci (79 months ago | reply)

    Fantástica!!!

  30. onomatoh (79 months ago | reply)

    Lindo.

  31. allsop8184 (79 months ago | reply)

    very, very nice!

  32. carf (79 months ago | reply)

    That's a real strong hand there João!
    Well done!

  33. Mr. Mark (79 months ago | reply)

    great great!
    hands are my favourite part of a person to photograph.

  34. GeoWombats (78 months ago | reply)

    missywombat.wordpress.com/
    Blogged your photo. Hope you don't mind!

  35. motikat [deleted] (72 months ago | reply)

    A great hand - full of character! Please help us create the largest collection of hands on the internet by adding your picture to Give Us A Hand Will Ya?? Pool. Thank you! :D

  36. Paula Marina (71 months ago | reply)

    MARAVILHOSA, João !!!

  37. ThePhoenix101 (69 months ago | reply)

    A Big FaveA Big Fave
    You are invited to add this image to www.flickr.com/groups/bigfave
    (Please be sure to read the main page before requesting membership)

  38. H Campos (67 months ago | reply)

    I love this one dude, I first saw it in your website.!!

  39. Enchanter of Camelot (61 months ago | reply)

    Hi, please add your photo to Impressions & Expressions, and feel free to join us..

  40. Christine Lebrasseur (60 months ago | reply)

    Hi, I'm an admin for a group called ╠Mains-Hands-Hände-Mani-Manos╣, and we'd love to have your photo added to the group.

    --
    Found in a search. (?)

  41. G.Benard (60 months ago | reply)

    i'm admin of the group www.flickr.com/groups/handsart and would love to have ur hand's photos added there. please feel free to join and tag ur photo "handsart" before u post it. tk u :)

  42. b0balici0us (59 months ago | reply)

    oh my gosh what a touching photo. =)

  43. mobilya (57 months ago | reply)

    good photo thanks.

  44. naskeag (55 months ago | reply)

    mmmmm

  45. amuse (55 months ago | reply)

    Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Ekte mannfolk vasker seg aldri (Norwegian for Real Men Never Bathe!), and we'd love to have your photo added to the group.

  46. laughingoysterbabies popping in and out ~** (51 months ago | reply)

    amazing hand

  47. stargayzerr (50 months ago | reply)

    I think this photo is a
    Super Shot
    Please add your photo to www.flickr.com/groups/supershot/
    After you add it to the group pool, please tag this photo as a SuperShot

    Great Shot!

  48. George Augustine (49 months ago | reply)

    well done.

  49. utsoftbl3 (46 months ago | reply)

    Fantastic photo - even without the story, the picture could speak a thousand words.

  50. stirmyoeufs (46 months ago | reply)

    This tells quite a story on so many levels...incredible...

  51. Rexolio (45 months ago | reply)

    An awesome picture - tells so many stories.

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