Ben Yehuda, Jerusalem DSC_1944

Nice campure

Gianluigi

Very nice image Meir. I wonder  what  the  person  is selling here. Very good  character,  excellent capture.  Blessing  and a good  health to you. Cheers.

Thank you for commenting. Bela, it is not a recent photo.  I do not recall what he was selling.

Very interesting life photo!

Wonderful life photo you got here! Technically perfect with all those B&W beautiful tones! Congratulations my friend!

PDE

A good image signed with your style Meir.

I would be so thankful if you could tell me something about the man and what he sells or do.

He is oriental Jew. I do not recall what he was selling. Sorry.

"oriental" meaning middle east orgin. i.e. Arab countries and some from Africa. They are  Mizraki, meaning "east". I am not an expert on this subject.

I wonder how old is this photo, Meir?  Sociologically there is a story being told here. The old mizrachi Jew reduced to selling on the street -- probably had to flee his country of origin without his belongings -- probably this affected his entire financial life in Israel - and the young women perhaps looking at the records (who ownsrecords anymore?) like a curiosity while for him it is existence.  Love the turned back of the person on the phone -- adds dimension, but not interference in the composition. Very nice tones.  Love also the expression of the seller, as he looks somewhere off in the distance, so totally uninterested in them and what he must do.  

as always a wonderful street photograph with excellent tones... the only face we can really see is the one of interest to us as he sits brooding... the two females, counterpoint to him, are dressed totally opposite to his garb - two different worlds... there is a striking bright board above what i take to be a telephone - i'd crop it out... that's all the change i've made in the upload

Thank you for commenting and suggestions. An other choice would be to clone instead of crop and that keeps more space on top. See example. [i did a very quick job of this just for example] Again thank you for pointing out the distraction.

This strikes me as very similar in theme to the Photo of the Week a few weeks ago, the one which showed three Muslim women in traditional religious garb looking at a tourist in a bikini.

But I think the fact that the subject is male adds to the photo's strength. The man from the traditional, patriarchal Jewish culture is lost, even in a nominally Jewish state.

The fact that the three girls are essentially faceless adds a subtle touch. It focuses the attention on the man on the right.

Wonderful photo!

Thank you for commmenting. Stanley, I am familiar with Saad's photo. It is very good.

Your candid street photos are among what I enjoy the most .. this one is no exception.