The man with a tank top chuckled with mischief

Man chuckling
Shot in the city of Kolkata, India
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A man in a tank top was working on the side of the road in Kolkata. His beard as well as his chest hair was white. When I pointed the camera at him, he smiled like a child who had succeeded in being naughty. It was a lovely smile. But it didn't seem appropriate for his age.

The boys I meet on my travels in India are adorable, with their big eyes rolling back and forth. However, such cute children grow a mustache as they get older, and they become sullen adult men. I think the reason why I felt somewhat uncomfortable with this elastic smile was that he had a thin head, a thick beard, and was for all intents and purposes middle-aged, but his smile was the only thing that made him seem childlike.

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PHOTO DATA

No

6310

Shooting Date

Jun 2011

Posted On

April 2, 2012

Modified On

December 12, 2023

Place

Kolkata, India

Genre

Street Photography

Camera

CANON EOS 1V

Lens

EF85MM F1.2L II USM

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