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Phil Douglis | all galleries >> Galleries >> Gallery Fifteen: Making travel portraits that define personality and character. > Shoeshine man, Cuenca, Ecuador, 2011
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03-SEP-2011

Shoeshine man, Cuenca, Ecuador, 2011

This man face expresses significant character – he seems to have lived a hard life. His hands, blackened with shoe polish, speak of his occupation. I did not need to show him shining someone’s shoes. He looks away, as if he is wishing he could be somewhere else at this moment. Yet his resting hands are poised upon his equipment bag, ready to resume work at a moment’s notice.

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Phil Douglis10-Dec-2011 00:02
Thanks for noticing the emotional quality of this portrait, Iris. I shot many such portraits in Cuenca over the month I was there, and this was among my favorites. The culture here is very emotional in itself.
Iris Maybloom (irislm)08-Dec-2011 22:02
Very poignant portrait.
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