izmir: tired eyes

Saturday, March 8, 2008

tired eyes

Ödemiş, district of İzmir

Old butcher of the town had such tired eyes, as tired as those of a wise man who thinks his words no longer had any value.

7 comments:

Livio Bonino said...: Intense and dramatic portrait, well done!; March 9, 2008 at 1:00 AM
Jilly said...: Wonderful face on this old man. Perhaps not as old as he looks - simply the result of a pretty hard life. Great portrait, Monoblog.; March 9, 2008 at 8:53 AM
monoblog said...: bucefalo, jilly; thanks so much for your precious remarks and generous thoughts.; March 9, 2008 at 10:09 AM
alice said...: A beautiful portrait...; March 9, 2008 at 10:57 AM
monoblog said...: Thank you Alice...; March 9, 2008 at 6:57 PM
Petrea Burchard said...: This photo brings tears to my eyes. A beautiful portrait.; March 9, 2008 at 7:41 PM
monoblog said...: Petrea, thank you...; March 9, 2008 at 7:58 PM

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