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Congratulations Mr. Akca...
Great work, great color...

This photo gives me chills.
And it may be silly of me to say, but to me this is a sort of portrait of an "anti-portrait", which I never thought could be done. With so many photos taken, myriads are technically perfect, but the emotion is absent more often then not. This portrait is a visual representaion of a subject's mind being absent from the happening reality. Just as in current photo portraits, subjects often keep technically correct smiles and mimic the poses known as proper, but their portraits are emotionally blank and communicate nothing, besides technique.
And the technical perfection is often achieved by replicating the poses of past century portraits while essenace they are a visual record of the past culture and norms. This image shows how much the culture has changed and what portraiture can be in the age of photography.

My eyes go to the red first and then her face. The lighting is beautiful overall. I don't care for the hair in the face look. Just seems unnatural and bothersome to her

It's a mostly* well-executed photo that I respect and admire, but don't happen to really like. Good photo, not my taste, but perhaps nudging me in its direction due to its seeming commitment.

*The technical aspect I question is the coloration of her skin on the chest, neck, and face compared to the more natural and refined look of her hands. While it is the shadows on the hands that are providing some of the more reddish hue, the yellow cast on her upper body seems out of place by comparison.

I would have to put myself in the being different isn't always good camp. It seems gratuitous and without much of a point. It's a nice image tonally. The red cutting out of the frame is a bit unbalanced. Kemal's portfolio is excellent but I think this is not one of the stronger images.

Her fingers are way too chubby.

This picture of the week is the most controversial I ever encountered in five years being a member. Kemal porfolio is no doubt excellent. It has been selected as picture of the week because it is different. I respect kemal's work..

It is a PS photo. I like the subject. I dislike the way it is handled. Was the author trying to be original?Does he have a message? Some have bittersweet taste.

Kemal's portfolio is indeed superb. While I don't particularly care for this particular photograph, I think his portraits are exquisite in terms of composition, lighting, and processing. I do admire and appreciate the level of skill and creativity that is so evident in Kemal's portraits.

Even if the model is really ugly, there must be a better way of handling it than this.

This is the second photo of a woman whose face is obscured that i have seen on photo net since I joined a week ago .What gives?If this was offered in a camera club of any standing u would be laughed at !Is it a joke ?Am I missing something ?I love to know what the model thought of it ?and she is such a handsome woman too !.....all that work getting the sitter ,the.dress the red seat contrasting well with the black and white ...the exposure is great considering the folds of the dress I would allow for the model just sitting there I can see from her hands that she knows hard work a mother washing clothes but the most important aspect of the whole PORTRAIT is obscured .

I like it because it annoys so many of you. :D

I can see that this has been beat over the bush on various aspects, but I had to look at it three times to realize that it was in fact a woman's face up there, and not some adolescent photoshop antics.
Yeah, it's out of the box, but the absolute stillness of the body mixed with the wierd violence in the face/head area is just creepy and does not compute. It seems...almost sociopathic? Dark and incomplete?
It creeps me out, so maybe it has some artistic value...I am personally missing the point though. I want to see a suggestion of a source for the violent reaction, or have some more visual suggestions of the context of the moment.

Thinking outside the box is OK but not when one can observe so many mistakes.. Even though there's no movement on her light clothes her hair seems like it is hit by a fan or she has swirled her head rapidly but that can't be it as she is in focus. The red couch seems blurred. Her posture is bad for a portrait. Lastly, this looks like a rejected photo which one will toss away from a batch of better ones.

Not my kettle of fish. Maybe enigmatic, maybe intriguing, maybe innovative and brave, and certainly OK technically - but when all is said and done - I just do not like it. Expression can go many different ways, but a portrait without a face is something that makes me a bit uneasy. If this was the objective - then bravo to the photographer.

Well I reckon I am not fit to judge it in photographic language , just don't see it fit any category in my diminished brain.
Still, I do wish those Mediterranean matrons would finally learn to shave better.....
(I know, very unwordly and even cruel).
I will take another look later on because I admit I got to expand consciousness on people pictures and shift my attention away from just nudes and young chippies.
Boy, your elves sure picked a humdinger while still burrowd under the T station in Scollay Square..Free them elves!.
They need air :-) I got to be honest, don't I. Can't find anything to relate to or with..a poverty of my imagination so I will just read others take on the POW. Aloha,gs

I really like this shot. The deep contrast of the red splashes in the sea of black. The slight glimps of her face creates a mood of mystery.  

Bravo'

I can see enough of the face to be desperate to see more! Mistery is the essence of life, sensual and fabulous image my friend.  Warm regards.

So many interesting responses! The thumbnail version of the photo intrigued me more than the original work. I do have to say that the colors and sharpness are superb...however, unless the photographer and/or model are Muslim, it doesn't make much sense to me. I need more information...a story, some meaning behind it. I do like photos that are mysterious and keep me guessing, but I do find it hard to understand why such a beautiful woman's face would be covered in such a way. Overall, I would rate it 6/7.

thank you for the all your comments!..best wishes

The originality of this image just stuns me. I see a very deliberate metaphor for women having to cover their faces in certain cultures. The composition and colors are classically beautiful, and I think this contribute to the shock of covering most of the model's face. "Pushing the envelope" is a necessary component of making art.

Ooooh!

Pics that make may go oooh! are worthwhile.

Ooooh!

Thank you.I like it