Monochrome Monday: Anonymous Face
When it comes to human, I often found myself avoiding the portrait or faced-direct shot on the human’s face. It’s probably caused for many reasons. First of all, I would like to keep their privacy. Secondly, I was too shy to ask them for allowing me to take their photograph that later will be posted on my social media. Thirdly, the one that I like the most, I would like to guess or make stories of my anonymous object without involving their face expression. As quote said, a photograph worth a thousand words. By putting anonymous object, it could have million words to tell.
To participate in weekly photo challenge for this week, I will compile the theme with my Monochrome Monday where I displayed black and white photographs, every Monday.
Enjoy my stories below, where photographs were taken from various location. And Happy Monday 🙂
I found this little girl walking on her own in the country side of Uganda. No-one knows what she was facing through and where she was going to go. She probably went to see her Mom working on the farm, or met her friends somewhere, or she just had nowhere to go.
Location: Jinja, Uganda
Looking back, over my shoulder. This photo was taken after Fire Dance performing in Kinshasa. This girl looked tired after entertaining the guests by dancing for almost two hours. She probably thought about the pay that she will get that night so she would be able to buy her children some toys in the next day.
Location: Kinshasa, DR Congo
The old man was watching the far away valley right in front of him, while thinking about the times that he spent there in his old times.
Location: Karak, Jordan
This girl was trying to sell the henna to the pilgrims. She used a pair of sun glasses to keep her stylish.
Location: Arafah, Saudi Arabia
I found these men, right by the main train station of Cologne. I was happy to catch them unrecognizable. Look at the man, the third one from the left. I definitely didn’t want to mess with him after having a big argument with his wife at home.
Location: Cologne, Germany
A group of girls walked to the back stage after playing Gladiator performance in Ephesus, Turkey. They were probably chatting about their boyfriends/crushes while walking together.
Location: Ephesus,Turkey
Still in Ephesus, Turkey. Unlike the other girls, this girl prefered to walk alone. She probably had something in mind and wanted to be with herself only.
Location: Ephesus,Turkey
A moment before sunset. A group of people were standing while watching the sun goes down. Guess, what’s in their mind.
Location: Istanbul, Turkey
These two best friends talked about their problems at works.
Location: Istanbul, Turkey
Respecting the privacy of an individual is especially important in our time when through social media a portrait is being displayed a million times. Thank you for raising the awareness of this aspect of portraits!
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You’re welcome, Peter. Apparently, I just realized this privacy recently. Therefore, I tried to avoid to get people’s pictures without their consent. Even though sometimes, it was inevitable. For example, when I shot a place where many people around. Then I tried to avoid to shoot with focused on someone’s face. Thanks for your lovely comment, as usual…
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You are welcome, Nurul!
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Well done, Nurul! It’s respectful and great idea to maintain the subject’s privacy!
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Thank you, Mbak Indah ☺
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Lovely photos and imaginings.
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Thank you, Tracey 😊
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You bring up an important point re portrait photography. I try to ask people for their permission first. In some instances, people have never ever had their photo taken and watching their reactions when I show them their photo is an incredible thing to witness. On a recent trip to India, I had quite a few instances where many people looked at my photo of themselves and ask me to retake it, if they were not completely happy with their image. This process gave me an opportunity to interact with locals in a way I would not have been able to do otherwise.
I especially like your first photo. The fabric in the little girl’s dress is such a great focal point of interest.
Peta
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Thank you for your kind comment and visit to my ‘Home’. I got your point about people that had never had their photos taken in their entire life. I felt it during my trips in Africa, Asia, even in my own country when I visited the isolated places.
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Great photos. I am always too shy to ask too!
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You’re not alone, then. Thank you for your words …
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