Romanian Farmer at a Wooden Fence Black and White Portrait Photography
A Direct Gaze Above the Uneven Fence Pickets
I met this man while walking through a small rural village in Romania. He was standing behind a wooden fence, with one arm resting across it, and his direct look made me stop. I photographed him from the road, keeping the fence between us within the frame. The encounter was part of my time moving through the countryside in 2011, where walking gave me opportunities to notice people and places at a closer scale.
His hat makes a strong outline against the softly blurred trees. Below it, the light brings out the lines around his eyes and the shape of his face. His coat fills much of the middle of the photograph, with the checked layer underneath adding a smaller pattern. One hand hangs over the pickets, while the other arm bends toward his side. The uneven points of the fence introduce a rhythm across the foreground and give the portrait a clear lower edge.
I kept the background soft so that his face and hands would remain the clearest details. In black and white, the worn wood and the folds of the coat have enough texture to support the portrait without competing with it. The framing also preserves his stance rather than reducing the image to a face alone. What stays with me is the straightforward meeting of his gaze and my camera. I wanted to retain that directness, with the fence, clothing and surrounding village setting still part of the photograph.
© Dan Kosmayer, 2011
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