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Untitled Portraits — Nepal / 03Sunglasses and Marigolds
Color portrait of an elderly man in dark sunglasses, his face painted in stripes, wearing a crown of bright artificial flowers and beads — fine art portrait by Sefa Yamak, Nepal series.

Kathmandu, Nepal · 2017

Sunglasses and Marigolds

The sunglasses surprised me.

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

Everything else about him was old custom, the painted face and the beads and the flowers, and then there were these big dark plastic frames. He gave me a half smile when I framed him. I couldn't see his eyes at all, which somehow made the rest of the face louder.

— Sefa Yamak, Kathmandu. Nepal series.

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

If this photograph interests you, write to me directly. I'll answer any questions about print sizes, paper, and process. Studio visits in Istanbul are also available.

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