Photos from Iraq

[jaykuhlmann]

I'm in Kurdistan for a few months. Took these with a Leica M6 (acquired before the trip) and a CV Nokton 40mm. Kurds love street photographers -- go figure.

Jay

 

[Siluro]

Love that 3rd image 🙂

 

[Never Satisfied]

Nice work, would be great to see them larger though.

 

[maddoc]

I like the right one in the series, the blacksmith's shop (??). Was it easy to take photos over there ?

 

[Vincenzo Maielli]

Excellent shots!
Ciao.
Vincenzo

 

[reagan]

Well done, all. Great expressions. Keep on keepin on ... and stay safe.

 

[JoeV]

I like them all. The middle one, of the man rebuilding the engine by hand, it a great example of how things are done in 2nd & 3rd world nations, with elbow grease and ingenuity. Thanks for posting these, hope to see more.

~Joe

 

[35mmdelux]

This would be northern IRAQ. Stay safe. TKS.

 

[Tom A]

Good pictures - stay safe and keep shooting(film - that is).

 

[ishpop]

Love that third one, but the smiles in the first two, made me smile.

🙂

 

[morgan]

Great shots, especially the third!

 

[pachuco]

I like the second one allot. That guy has a great face but I wish the angle of the photo was a bit different. Was it a quick shot and then move on type of thing?

 

[Dfin]

Whata ya mean 3rd world? It wasn`t "that" long ago that I hand lapped valves to get a perfect seal, along with measuring bearing crush on big-ends and main bearings. Great photos, I like the second one the best, see above. Keep your head down man and safe trip home.

 

[jaykuhlmann]

Thank you for the comments. Actually, Northern Iraq (or Kurdistan) seems quite safe, and the people here are very friendly. These are quick shots with a 40mm using a 35mm framelines. It works well, but sometimes I think, "If only I had a 35 instead." The main problem shooting here -- if you want to look at it that way -- is that once someone notices you taking pictures, impromptu portrait sessions follow. The place does have a great atmosphere for street shooting, though, and the countryside surrounding the cities is quite beautiful. Thanks again for looking.

 

[jaykuhlmann]

Here are a few more. The first one is from the electrical grid. I wonder how Virginia Power would fix a power outage here...

 

[wayneb]

thanks for sharing!

 

[ellisson]

Here are a few more. The first one is from the electrical grid. I wonder how Virginia Power would fix a power outage here...

Nice images. I especially like the third one of the group. This looks like the beginning of an interesting gallery.

 

[Spider67]

Keep them coming great shots! Love the grid!