Black-And-White Photo Competition 2 2015 : Entry Number 694

Judges Comment

A very off guard portrait, and yet it seems as he was asked to pose for it. The position of the hands and the eyes makes the eye wander to learn more. Well cone!

Photographers Comment

My name is Sharookh Mehta and I work in the field of Architecture and design. This image was captured at the "Chor Bazaar" (Thieves market) in the city of Mumbai. I happened to come across this elderly gentleman sitting silently by the side of a pavement. As we spoke casually, he instinctively placed his hand by the side of his head and I knew then - this was an image to be captured. What fascinated me was not so much the position of his hands but the look in his eyes... Shot on a Leica DLux 109, Processed in LR6 and subsequently, Photoshop CS.