Lonelyness

We were walking through the old part of Briancon, France when I noticed this sad guy. I got my wife to stand in between me and him, so it looked like we were doing the usual holiday snap, when really this lonely man begged for a portrait. The angle was not ideal and I was never completely taken with the background/bokeh. However, this image gives us all an insight into the life of this dear man and I find this image stills fills me with an overwhelming sense of compassion for him. I am also still left wondering what is going on in his life that deserves the depressed look.

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Oberazzi says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Candid Portrait Photography, and we'd love to have your photo added to the group.

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silvertony45 says:

nice capture !!!!

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starikarp [deleted] says:

good candid shot!

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ame3505 says:

Nice Candid....

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enbravo says:

Great capture!

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SFriedbergPhoto says:

Score 9/10 from Rate My Candid Captured Photo (Post 1, Score 5)
I'm always nervous about taking pics of people I don't know... I'm assuming you don't know him.
It's a great shot- sad, but strong.
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JPe(n)g(e) says:

" Score 8/10 from the Rate My Candid Captured Photo group
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Did he know you took the picture - think hes seen you out of the corner of his eye! And exactly how long has Harry Dean Stanton been down on his luck!
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catbagan says:

powerful!

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Thailand Photo says:

He looks like Liam Neeson. A sad portrait but a power story.

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stevieboyuk says:

my type of picture. like it " Score 8/10 from the Rate My Candid Captured Photo group
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incendiarymind says:

Congratulations! You scored a 40.5/50 (41) in the Rate My Candid Captured Photo community. I have added the tag capture41 to the photo (you can delete the tag if you want). Feel free to post this photo in the 37.5-42.5 discussion on the group's page.
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strepitio (greta) says:

Score 19/20 (from the Score My Portrait group)

intense shot
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AntonisP says:

Score 18/20 (from the Score My Portrait group)
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notratched says:

Truly, this is a great candid that tells a story (not sure WHAT story!).
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gtx2 says:

Nicely captured

Score 15/20 (from the Score My Portrait group)
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Jon Emill says:

Score 16/20 (from the Score My Portrait group)
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