Inspiration: The fold of his hat. The old world charm mixed with just a touch of "badass". And his love for his old 1940s press camera. His name is Louis Mendes , one of New York's famous and oft photographed street portraitists.
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September 23, 2009
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very impressive 4 eyes being, with the flash and the objective. And so poetic this R2D2 like camera.
Posted by: la flore et la faune | September 23, 2009 at 05:06 AM
His strap that holds his camera is dapper! do you know him? How awesome it must have been to shoot him!!
Posted by: Cristi | September 23, 2009 at 08:50 AM
Hey Cristi. He was standing on a street corner in Soho with his camera selling insta-portraits. So I asked him for a shot and he obliged, posing automatically as if people asked him for his picture all of the time. He told me he was well known, so I googled him and he was!
Posted by: The Photodiarist | September 23, 2009 at 09:12 AM
Great portrait! I love that camera! :-)
Posted by: Amit Basu - Black and White Photography | September 23, 2009 at 10:19 AM
These 2 pics of photographers are really interresting.... the pose tey take; for once in front of the camera!
Posted by: sofiasophie | September 23, 2009 at 06:57 PM
The camera looks awesome! and love that fold too! that tinge of badass is definitely there. And he got that cheeky glint in his eyes. :)
Posted by: Nicholas Leong | September 23, 2009 at 11:53 PM
what a sweet looking fella... :D This is another great portrait you've done! so much character! i would love to see the portraits he takes too... ahhhh... ^_^
Posted by: nora | September 24, 2009 at 10:56 AM
nice portrait.
Posted by: Fotografia Ślubna Warszawa | September 26, 2009 at 05:31 AM
oh i love the expression on his face!
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i managed to have a few nice diners with friends one at Public (with too many drinks) and one at Hotel Griffou.. but that was all there was time for :(
Posted by: muse | September 26, 2009 at 07:17 AM
wow thats an equipment! lots of nice posts lately.
Posted by: minimodi | September 29, 2009 at 09:06 AM