BLACK & WHITE FINE ART PHOTOGRAPHY ...continued
PARENTAL GUIDANCE SUGGESTED
with respect to a some of these images
"The first cry of a newborn baby in Chicago or Zamboango, in Amsterdam
or Rangoon, has the same pitch and key, each saying, "I am! I have come
through! I belong! I am a member of the Family" ...of Man. -Carl Sandburg
"Often the faces speak what words
can never say. -Carl Sandburg
CANDELARIO RIVAS FROM EL SALVADOR
South Florida, 1997
Nikon F4S 180/2.8 ED
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SAMARA #2
South Florida, 1997
Hasselblad 503CW Planar 80/2.8
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Samara, 1997, Silver Gelatin Selenium Print. Samara
is my neighbor and granddaughter's friend. I love to
photograph black skin and Samara's skin and hair are
just beautiful! Dark skin has tones, highlights and
shadows which make us Caucasians look rather bland
in photographs. I was equally intrigued by the refractive
effect of the water. The refraction and her skin tones
are so beautiful that I attempted this portrait of
Samara.
ANTHONY #2
South Florida, 1997
Hasselblad 503CW Sonnar 250/5.6
Anthony presently lives on the street, and eats at the Soup Kitchen. He is
a high school graduate, well mannered and capable of doing better for himself.
This portrait was taken in the studio.
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LISA #1
South Florida, 1997
Hasselblad 503CW Planar 80/2.8
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Lisa is the only Jewish Prostitute I had ever met.
She still remembers her Bas Mitzvah Brachas.
It was written...About Lisa. She is so haunting. The hollow eyes.
Blank. Yet with just enough smile that you know she wants to please.
The quote I'm reminded of from Saint-Beuve says: 'Despair itself, if it goes
on long enough, can become a kind of sanctuary in which one settles down and
feels at ease.' Reminds me of Lisa. Sad stuff... Nancy Riley Smith -Austin, Texas"
LISA #2
South Florida 1997
Hasselblad 503CW Planar 80/2.8
IRENE
Santa Fe, New Mexico 1998
Nikon F4S 50/1.8
COWBOY WITH CANE
Santa Fe, New Mexico 1998
Sepia Tone Print
Hasselblad 503CW, Planar 80/2.8