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17-MAR-2006

Clothing stall, Namdaemun Market, Seoul, Korea, 2006

Some shoppers find this market chaotic. Others will find bargains. I found an evocative image. I walked through this market looking not for clothing or electronics or jewelry but for the play of light and shadow on those who shopped and those who sold. When I saw this booth I stopped in my tracks. It was exactly what I had been searching for. The shadows are eloquent in their subtle, muted tonality and color, simplifying the chaos of his stall and making of it a background of shapes, colors and textures that support the subject rather than detract from it. The ultimate triumph of light here is the way it picks up the salesman’s face and only his face, carving out an expression of patient resignation.

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Phil Douglis26-Apr-2006 18:33
Thanks, Iris -- the tonalities here do indeed express silence and calm amidst a turbulent market. His expression works well within that context.
Iris Maybloom (irislm)26-Apr-2006 18:05
You have certainly conveyed a feeling of calm amidst the reality of chaos.
Phil Douglis19-Apr-2006 02:23
You are right -- the progression from headless to headed is certainly incongruous.
Tim May19-Apr-2006 01:26
I respond to the row of headlessness and finally the one with a head.
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