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thanks in advance.

Sorry, but the framing just doesn't work for me.  I can see no reason for such an extreme position of the man within the frame other than to be different, and that's not sufficient reason IMO.

Love it - I would have cropped just around his armpits though.. Great work!

Michael, do you love it because it is very different, something that almost no other portrait photographer has done and therefore something that you haven't seen before, or do you love it because Siamak has apparently come upon a new, unique, and effective way to do portraits of individuals, something that perhaps might be adopted by other portrait photographers in the future because of its effectiveness?  I'm simply curious.

I like it because recently I attempted similar shots - although not nearly as extreme. I love it because my eye was not ready to see this initially and it threw me off guard. The composition is what I love. Now if every photographer did this, it would tire very quickly.

As is, it doesn't work for me either.  Actually, I see it a 1 inch sq picture. I would add a frame, at least, so that we can see it the way you want it.  For now, it's white on light grey. Doesn't really stands out.

Michael, thanks for the response.  I think you make some very good points, and your explanation is what I would have thought.  I see the same reactions in landscape photography -- a different approach, different colors, different angles, just something different often results in a positive response.  My son often photographs people by holding the camera at a significant angle, and I could not understand why, but he explained he just wanted to be different than nearly every other shot that is taken with a level camera.  I find the quest to be different to be both understandable and interesting, and sometimes the results can be striking.  For me this doesn't work, but for you it can work  -- such is the nature of artistic approaches and responses.