In agony

hands of an old man in agony from andheri station in mumbai

Andheri station, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India | 2010

91 Responses to In agony

  1. What a great image Joshi! Very descriptive!

  2. beautifully composed and shot…

  3. this is such a beautiful shot. nice!

  4. Every time u post a pic of hands .. its one master piece!! this one is so touching… the lines in those hands speaking thousand words .. kudos to a perfect and meaningful shot :)

  5. Nice light on this one, shows the impressive detail in the skin.

  6. Awesome Danny! Those hands…… Those lines that have helped make or break his destiny through the years…… and…… Those wrinkles……
    Well done. Need I say more? :) :) :) :) :) :)

  7. Um, wow. A beautiful shot.

  8. Nishant Singh

    Great shot! Love how the lines have come out!! Have a similar photu waiting to be uploaded!

  9. Gr8 one Bro!!
    An empty Glass .

  10. He should be enjoying the last years of his life in stead of begging for his food … so sad to see, but such a great capture. Time has left some beautiful texture on his hands.

  11. your hand portrait certainly does make aging look like a horrific thing!

  12. Speaks for itself

  13. That just gave me the shivers. The message is direct and effective from this photo.

  14. What a shot, beautiful.

  15. Like a dried land…. SO SO SO strong !

  16. these hands must have a long-long story

  17. superb texture and tones, wonderful photo

  18. Wow! superb shot. Very apt title for the post..

  19. Bonsoir,
    Amazing texture and contrast..A sad picture..bravo!

  20. An exceptional image. Looks like something from a magazine. I like it.

  21. Wow it is like replica of damaged earth without proper rain and water – famine = wonderful Joshi

  22. The detail in the hands, in this composition is staggering. As always your images make us curious as to the story that lies within. Superb work!

  23. awsome!!! :)

  24. Joshi, your photographs are stunningly beautiful. The hands are so expressive. But the faces. . . the faces just sing with the range of human emotion.

  25. There is history in these hands.

  26. so much wisdom in this shot. love the lines or age and wisdom here. wow.

  27. Joshi,
    Astonishing piece…
    Most of d people doesnt know when to go for a black and white. Yours simply uses the light to tell the story!!!

  28. fantastic and incredible shot , fabulous !!!!!! , details and light , great !!!!

  29. what a great shot , these hands are so meaningful , a can feela whole life in the wrinkles…

  30. Meaningful and intense pair of hands, wonderful photo. This person has lived for sure, but it’s a hard life.

  31. Powerful and touching, lost for words

  32. Wow! This hands look like they have touched a lot of things. Excellent shot!

  33. A strong piqture,with a powerful message!

    Beautiful hands.

  34. ¡Cuanta experiencia!

  35. wonderful image!
    Indeed the lines speak a lot.

    PS reminds me of the classic ‘Reclaim your life’ commercial for Tata Safari Dicor.

  36. This is hands have a lot of visdom. Using B/W make the shot very powerful! This must be a workingclass hero….

  37. This is hands with a lot of….

  38. I like those deep wrinkles, signs of Time passing… stuning and beautiful.

  39. nice photo. the lines give expression and age

  40. a perfect picture with black and white, and great great texture. good work! :D

  41. Oh My…parchment hands with a whole life to tell! Great capture and light! B&W is the right choice for such an impressive story to tell!

  42. The life is written deeply on these hands. A strong picture!

  43. great…..lovely capture of the wrinkled hands..

  44. “Gezeichnet vom Alter” was für eine Aufnahme !!

  45. This is the pic that has moved me the MOST so far. Well, apart from that ward winning pic of the journalists’ with the vulture waiting by the boy!

    Hats off to your for seeing what everyone else fails to see.

  46. An excellent composition, the life has to mark these hands, big class, well with you. Daniel

  47. What a strong and powerful palms’ landscape . Stunning !

  48. They are some wrinkled hands!

    A very emotional and moving photograph – well done.

  49. Expressive hands and striking picture
    Simply superb

  50. Speechless and transfixed! o.O

  51. This hands are extraordinary !!!
    Congratulations for this capture

  52. you have captured age brilliantly.

  53. … so sad … but such a artistic shot !!

  54. Powerful and moving image, those hands have a lot of history in them. Excellent details, tones and contrasts.

  55. Simply astounding joshi….i’m a die hard fan of ur Photography…

  56. Another amazing image Joshi!

  57. Beautiful photograph, amazing capture. This hands are sending so many thoughts!

  58. I would rate this as one of your best compositions, its a masterpiece Joshi.

  59. Una captura en B&W genial.

    Saludos

  60. One entire labor life (and lines of life) on these hands…

  61. wow man!!!hw did yoo even persuade him for this shot…cool!!!

  62. Stunning photo yaar

  63. works perfect in b&w

  64. Dramatic photo…talks off the life behind those hands…very nice

  65. Speaks volume Daniel!

  66. Superb texture on those hands. The B&W adds to the overall depth and tone of the photo..
    Superbly captured..

    Ram

  67. the map of a lifetime…very nicely rendered

  68. aah this speaks to us :)

  69. A photo that prove the saying
    “A picture is worth a thousand words”

    This is a storytelling photo. Excellent!

  70. nice capture on the grains and how you choose B&W to present this.

  71. My! year and years and years… I have to think about myself after years… So great!

  72. magnifique, des mains qui auraient sans doute beaucoup à raconter.

  73. Goes without saying these hands speak volumes, but a very silent and powerful story that millions live throughout the day and have experienced for ages. Beautiful execution; could not expect less from you.

  74. I work as a Commercial Photographer here in Singapore. Just loved the image composition and photographic expressions. Running a photo studio here in Singapore, we do mainly professional headshots. It’s great to see other works outside the studio environment. Thanks for sharing.

  75. Just loved the way the images were shot. Thanks for sharing.

  76. wow, incredible skin full of a lifetime. looking a bit spooky..

  77. wow..really good! Very impressive image!

  78. What a strong image this is, I love hands, these are so well captured. A life’s work.

  79. Alain Alexandre

    these hands speaks

  80. Superb shot thanks for sharing!
    fab

  81. beautiful shot. my only problem is the title “in agony”. the title should be more ambiguous as to let the viewer determine the man’s emotions. the picture should not be influenced by it’s title.

  82. Very very strong picture!

  83. What can I say that hasn’t already been written? Beautifully done–the hands tell us a life-story here.

  84. We say by time even the biggest rock obliterate under the flowing water… but here with the age the lines go hard on hands… a fact with a brilliant pic…

  85. ultimate

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