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Maryam in traditional dress

Maryam in traditional dress

Posted by Scotfot (Kabul, Afghanistan) on 18 October 2008 in People & Portrait.

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Ana Lúcia from Leiria, Portugal

So sad...

18 Oct 2008 7:12am

@Ana Lúcia: ...Maryam is not usually like this :-)

dj.tigersprout from San Bruno, CA, United States

striking eyes -- amazing head dress!! beautifully seen, magically captured!! bravo!!

18 Oct 2008 7:14am

@dj.tigersprout: Hi dj! Many thanks for the comment!

Marie-Hélène Ammor from Casablanca/Paris, Morocco

No more smiling and the way you have taken this picture show us more her sadness than the costum ! It seems a weight too heavy !

18 Oct 2008 7:25am

Jenny from United Kingdom

Very soulful eyes... and such a beautiful costume.

18 Oct 2008 8:17am

Saeed from Tehran, Iran

nice shot , nice portrait . Where is it ?

18 Oct 2008 9:35am

@Saeed: It was taken in Kabul where I worked

Lorraine from United States

Enchanting, is it a special day that you caught, or did she wear it for you ? :)

18 Oct 2008 11:20am

@Lorraine: The Afghan organization I was working at has and extremely good creche. It was a special Children's Day at the creche hence the traditional costume for the dancing!

gerald.langbrugger from Vinaros, Spain

very good pure & sensible portrait

18 Oct 2008 11:41am

Namaki from Bordeaux, France

so much emotion in that portrait !

18 Oct 2008 12:25pm

kerfendal from Paris, France

probably my favorite in your portrait, awesome portrait

18 Oct 2008 9:40pm

timothy from Tokyo, Japan

great portrait shot

19 Oct 2008 2:04am

Margie from Auckland, New Zealand

Such intensity! I love it.

19 Oct 2008 5:33am

Pied Crow from Nairobi, Kenya

Is she sad, or serious? I think serious. But the uncertainty is part of the power of the portrait.

20 Oct 2008 6:49pm

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