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Untitled Portraits — India / 13The Ferryman's Light
An elderly man in saffron robes and turban stands barefoot on the bow of a wooden boat at dawn, holding a tall staff, calm pink water behind him — fine art portrait by Sefa Yamak, India series.

Varanasi, India · 2018

The Ferryman's Light

He was already on the boat when I climbed aboard, and he just waited while I found my footing.

This story imagines, it does not document. It is what the photograph made me feel.

The light came up pink that morning, softer than I expected. He held the staff and looked straight at me, and I think he was a little amused by the whole thing. I made only a few frames before the color went.

— Sefa Yamak, Varanasi. India series.

Archival pigment print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag 308gsm · Signed & numbered on verso · Certificate of Authenticity included

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