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One cannot tell in B&W but his "chata" is palestinian not Jordanian.

I love light on his face and his expression !

Great !

Thank you for commenting. As for"circus" monkey". Maybe not. He asked that a copy of the photo be left at a certain place.

 

I have recently photographed a lottery ticket seller of similar look. He said, "be careful, my shining can damage your camera!"

I come to believe that most people like to be photographed if and when they see a warm&sincere request.

I'd go with a number of about half excluding palestinians who generally have an aversion to being photographed by outsiders. And the women? Forgetaboutit. But aside from them I'd say my experience is around half.

Great picture, as always.

 

The Chata color, could you explain please? which color is which?

"the hata is a symbol of the palestinain identity ( sometimes its red and white and it symbolizes jordan)."

 

I know it symbolizes palestinian identity. I can tell you it is even great fashion since the gaza war... more than ever.

What I did not know it is the meaning of the different colors... Color for palestinian should be black and white, then?

you are correct; b&w for palestinian and my arabian daughter explained the red to me. Jordanian soldiers wore these in the 1948 war. Chavez wore a chata, in 2009. I did not wear a hata.

This is a quite captivating portrait. The eyes really hold the viewer's attention. The framing is just right -- tight, but not overly so. And the exposure is perfect. Very nice!

A good one!  You've gotten much beyond the unifying scarf.  Little bits of information -- the frayed ends of his jacket, the sparse hair, the intelligent eyes, --age, withit-ness, allegiance, economic level, and he hooks into the camera with no apparent hostility.  A nice face that is beautifully photographed.

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