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Phil Douglis | all galleries >> Galleries >> Gallery Forty-Four: Photographing human response – gesture, body language, and expressions > Body language, Sousse, Tunisia, 2008
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08-NOV-2008

Body language, Sousse, Tunisia, 2008

I spent a good five minutes shooting the body language of this couple in a Sousse park. A fountain in the background creates a curtain of water as a context for a man who takes a call on his cell phone. It is as if he has drawn a curtain between himself and his companion, who sits awkwardly on the fountain railing, not quite sure of what to do or where to look at the moment. He seems at ease, his hand thrust in his pocket, his feet casually crossed as he listens. She seems impatient, full of energy, with no place to go.

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Phil Douglis23-Nov-2009 21:38
Thanks, Milan, for your comment. It is a very simple subject, yet it comes to life because of how they express their feelings through body language.
Milan Vogrin23-Nov-2009 18:35
Very nice shot!
Phil Douglis30-Nov-2008 23:28
Your ability to perceive small details and relate them the whole is amazing -- when I look at this image now, the necklace and the pocket decoration come to life.
Tim May30-Nov-2008 20:26
I also like the how the decorations of the necklace and jewels on her pocket seem to carry on the drops of the water.
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