A ray of hope

August 31, 2009

portrait of an old man from null bazaar mumbai india

Null Bazaar, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India | 2009

64 Responses to “A ray of hope”

  1. beautiful……. gr8 …

  2. woww…..i loved it…..nice expre too….

  3. Contrast superb and shows off the weathered face.

  4. Very strong and expressive portrait, like it a lot!

  5. The expression on the man’s face and his weathered face makes for a great picture.

  6. simply best portrait

  7. Nice tones — really highlights the lines in the image.

  8. I am right back to you to ADMIRE this fascinating portrait . What an amazing facial expression !!! Excellent work. Bravo !!!

  9. just stunning!! i love this kind of black and white shot, i can’t do it myself lol but i can admire it :)

  10. Beautiful light and excellent portrait!

  11. Strong portrait…. the man looks in pain !

  12. A great portrait! The lines and wrinkles, the shadow and light, his eyes – your crop and the sharpness, All works well together – very very nice!!

  13. An amazing portrait. The details and the expression are superb. A truly great portrait work.

  14. Nice.. the contrast is amazing!

  15. :) A fantastic portrait, in black and white rendering is great, congratulations !

  16. beautiful portrait joshi – gr8 frame and sharpness

  17. What a beautiful B&W for this portrait

  18. Congratulations, must have been a great feeling to see your image win a contest and well deserved!
    This one is another strong portrait, love the B&W which enhanced all the details.

  19. beauty can be seen in different ways .. n u have composed a beautiful snapshot .. its beautiful:D

  20. * portrait :P : P hahaha

  21. Great bw portrait. Very well done! Best regards, Andrei.

  22. I do like your portraits. They tell me something about the persons.

  23. Stunnig Portrait

  24. A perfect study, so beautiful in mono. Excellent work.

  25. SUch a vivid street portrait ! High quality of B&W too, i love it*

  26. awesome!!!!!!! no words to define d pic…d expressions everything in dis portrait r really great…lovd dos wrinkles too…..

  27. Congratulations! Good news ;)

  28. Un portrait réussi et bien contrasté.

  29. First and foremost Congratulations to ya Joshi, many cheers ;)
    Wonderfully depicted image – Very cool takes on monotone!

  30. incredible contrasts .. love it

  31. Congratulations on the road side barber image!!
    This is a wonderful portrait of this man.

  32. quel magnifique portrait !

  33. Of course, this is an award-winning photo. You have such an excellent skill of converting normal things, seen almost daily by almost everyone, into such powerful impacts. Congratulations.

  34. Joshi ! …. amazing … very strong portrait !

  35. Lovely portrait; love his emotions as well. Congrats on winning with the Roadside Barber image

  36. Impressive portrait, and congrats for the win!!

  37. Excellent b/w and the portrait with deep feeling!

  38. Excellent portrait, and very nice in B&W. Well done

  39. Great Shot Joshi. The features have come out well!

  40. Lovely portrait shot. The side lighting and the fact that he’s isn’t looking into the frame makes it beautiful.

  41. excellent expression, i like the frowned forehead, his rusty face. nice portrait!

  42. Hi Josh! You’re really a great photographer. This portrait reveal loads of human feelings and sensations. Good light and perfect dof make this a classic great portrait.

  43. Bonjour,
    A nice portrait..great greyscale ,contrast..Bravo!

  44. Congratulations on winning the competition :)
    You deserved it.

  45. Amazing shot! Could literally count the wrinkles off his face! Superb contrast!!!!

  46. LOve it JOshi beautiful. Composition and contrast are absolutely amazing. Well done!

  47. Outstanding, breathtaking portrait. I like it truly

  48. solid hai daniel..old people snaps are so wonderful in black and white

  49. Soberbio retrato, como se pueden llegar a ver los años en su rostro con esas arrugas tan bien marcadas, un tratamiento sublime.
    Saludos.

  50. Striking portrait. I like this sort of rich bw processing –must print smoothly.

  51. nice shot!

  52. Allan Alexandre Says:

    c’est le moins que l’on puis dire il y a du vécu sur cet homme, qui offre une prise de vue authentique de vérité.

  53. Beautiful portrait with great tones, Joshi.
    I would maybe crop out the left a bit, because of that bright strip in the bottom left hand corner?….

    Congrats on winning the Vodafone contest!

  54. Fantastic portrait, featuring a rich expression. Love the contrast here. Good work.

  55. Superb shot…love the details. Great expressions :)

  56. 12bitphoto Says:

    Fabulous portrait.

  57. Impresive contrast, great job on B6W

  58. This is lovely — the folds in the turban and the creases in your subjects face reinforce each other. Very expressive.

  59. Beautiful… I would’ve cropped a little less than 1/10th on the right though!

  60. This is lovely — the folds in the turban and the creases in your subjects face reinforce each other. Very expressive….

  61. A very very strong portrait! Like it!

  62. another great portret ,
    keep up the good work :-)

    kind regards

  63. An amazing portrait. There’s something about old people with lined, weathered faces that just draws the eye in. I guess it’s the fact that you can see the hint of their whole life in their faces

  64. Very Strong capture..

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