Moldovița Man in Knit Cap Black and White Portrait Photography
A Close Romanian Portrait Beneath a Heavy Knit Cap
The low edge of a heavy knitted cap nearly covers this man’s eyes, changing the way his portrait is seen. I photographed him in Moldovița, in Romania’s Suceava County, working close enough that his face fills most of the frame. In black and white, the coarse knit, fine facial lines and short stubble become the details that first draw my attention.
His eyes remain just visible beneath the cap, while his slightly parted mouth gives the lower half of the portrait a clear point of focus. A pale fleece collar surrounds the darker clothing at his neck. I liked the difference between those surfaces: the cap has a strong, repeating pattern, the collar looks soft and uneven, and the skin holds much finer marks. Keeping the background out of focus allowed all of that texture to remain legible without adding competing shapes behind him.
This is one of the reasons I continue to make close portraits while travelling. A face can hold a photograph with very little surrounding information, yet the encounter still belongs to a real place and a particular moment. I wanted to keep that simplicity here, allowing the expression to stand without supplying a biography I did not know. The portrait offers a strong human presence for an interior where monochrome work can carry the space. It may also appeal to someone interested in Romanian photography or observational portraiture. For me, its lasting detail is that narrow glimpse of the eyes beneath the dark knitted edge.
© Dan Kosmayer, 2011
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