Portraits of Mauritania 2, a photo from Adrar, North

Photographer's Note

Following my previous post, I wish to share wish you another emblematic character of mauritanian desert, El Oualli, born in 1933, still living under a big tent (kheima) with his family and still practising his job, with a high level of know-how. He is a camel breeder (lebjaoui). El Oualli is a very remarkable afrikan character, for his deep sense of humour, his joy and his adequate fitting with modern world while keeping his own knowledge. Due to his presence, everywhere we went, we were welcomed. We shared many simple but deep moments with him, in the big desert.

More about this magnificant character at (El Oualli)

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batalay (41261) 2008-01-05 2:46

Hello Geraldine,

This is a first rate portrait of the camel breeder. You've captured his soul, and generously shared it with us all. Also, in cropping, and framing it, you've intuitively placed the man's face so that one of his eyes is very close to centerline of the frame, as it should be. It was discovered in 1998, just ten years ago, by the British born psychologist and art lover Christopher Tyler, who practices in San Francisco, that in all great single person portraits, one eye is very close to the centerline. A full explanation can be found in a photo I posted a few weeks ago, Natural Blond.

Thank you for sharing this fabulous image, and Happy New Year.

Bulent

baclama (19188) 2008-01-05 8:31

salut gé,
tres beau ce portrait...peut-etre un poil sombre...mais c'est si dur de bien eclairé ces visages sombres! on ressent bien dans cette photo toute l'emotion de cette rencontre
bravo
vero

adelune (0) 2008-01-05 9:09

Le trčs beau portrait d'un trčs bel homme! Chapeau! Merci Géraldine pour ce trčs beau cliché! Admiration x2! alain

lespicaros (5542) 2008-01-05 12:23

Le désert sans ce genre de personnage ne serait pas désert !
Quelle classe ce bonhomme, que ce soit sur la photo ou dans la vie !
Ce cadrage serré est trčs réussi, bravo
LP

marietom (34611) 2008-01-07 1:25

Bonjour Géraldine,

Je me disais que je l'avais déjŕ vue, cette photo, dans la note de lespicaros... Normal, je viens de comprendre !
Joli portrait, dans une belle lumičre.
Quelle chance d'avoir fait ce voyage, je ręve d'aller un jour en Mauritanie !
Marie