how far is far?...about as close is close: Portraits on the Street

[rhl-oregon]

GR

 

[rhl-oregon]

GXR 50/2 ZM

C3 80/2.8

 

[Andrea Taurisano]

Don't know how far is far, but this starts to be close for me.

Afghanistan, June 2014. In the village Ab-e-Barik (Badakhshan), where a massive landslide had just killed over 2,000 people.

 

[rhl-oregon]

Autocord

Contax G 90/2.8

 

[airfrogusmc]

 

[rpsawin]

I think this thread includes some of the finest work I've seen on RFF. Keep it coming.

 

[airfrogusmc]

 

[kuuan]

Untitled by Andreas, on Flickr, Sitamarhi, Bihar, India

 

[craygc]

 

[Addy101]

These Birmese asked me to take their picture:

Sony A900 | Sony 50/1.4 | f/5.6 | 1/125s | 160iso

 

[Erik van Straten]

This was done with a Leica I from 1930 with the aid of a separate rangefinder, FODIS.

Leica I, Elmar 50mm f/3.5, Tmax400.

Erik.

 

[Erik van Straten]

Leica IIIc, Elmar 50mm f/3.5 uncoated, Tmax400.

Erik.

 

[kxl]

 

[airfrogusmc]

 

[airfrogusmc]

 

[lynnb]

hanging out drinking beer outside the local surf club, Sydney, 1978. Kodachrome 25.

 

[lynnb]

Chance encounter with the Australian PM, Tony Abbott, and his wife, Nikkor 35mm AI.

 

[lynnb]

XA, inner Sydney

 

[lynnb]

a friend of a friend, and her daughter, who I had just met and asked for a quick portrait, 124G.

 

[lynnb]

Sydney street, F80, 50/1.8 AF-D