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lorrainemd — The Smiling Sage
Published: 2003-12-27 16:34:56 +0000 UTC; Views: 12128; Favourites: 364; Downloads: 5896
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While visiting a temple in Vietnam, I caught a glance of this man, teaching, praying and smiling all the while, despite goofy tourists everywhere. The power of a smile is almost unparalled.I know that most people do not really appreciate this type work on DA (i hope more people subit photojournalism), but i would like people to get a chance to see some of my street portraiture...i think it is the most profound type of photography...it opens the mind to the similarities in people.
Thank you.
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wow amasing.. really love it. May I see it in black and white?
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U have so many comments... maybe mine is an insignificant one.. bu t i love this onde... the tones... the pose.. simplicity
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I like this a lot. It captures the entire mood, the feelings of a person, trapped inside a picture, you took a really good shot, good job!
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i love this picture!
it's a pity, there's not so much photojournalism around here.
in my opinion it's the most interesting thing one can do with a camera.
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Wonderful subject.. and title too.
Really don't know what else to say... maybe because there's too many things to be said...
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he's adorable
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Street photography is not only one of the finest kinds of photography, but it's also one of the most difficult ones for the photographer to shoot. You've really caught the essence of photojournalism in this one imo.
I really like the old man
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On the contrary, the response to this photograph seems to bely your statement, and I can easily see why.
I love photojournalism...in some ways, more than the contrived pose portraits. They capture a moment in time - real life, as it is, and ever so often you come acoss a subject like this, with a smile like his, and you can't resist a second look.
This is wonderful, Lorraine...I hope you submit more in this thread.
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i like his smile :]
he must have had a lot of... unhappy and unfortunate experience and life is not always colorful... but look at him ^^
its so optymistic
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Please dont stop to submit this kind of shots....i love your works and your angle to see the things.
sorry for my pour english ...i would like to speak it well to tell you all my admiration. you are somebody special in my references.
kisses.
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Favorite again! Man you are on a roll, chick! This guy is awesome! Nice shot.
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I you look at the number of favs I would say that a lot of people here like photojournalism 
A top notch photo as allways Lorraine
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"i think it is the most profound type of photography...it opens the mind to the similarities in people."
I couldn't agree with you more
Your words a very true. Very few people here appreciate photo journalistic shots.
The capture is priceless and REAL! It captures the pure joy of laughter and a real smile! That has no boundaries or is not unique to a single type of person. I am a great believer in capturing simple moments and emotions! Not perfect technical shots. I noticed that some have said that this submission is a little blurry! I think they missed the point of this.
Wonderful capture of a true simple moment!
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Very trippy character but a little bit blurry maybe.
WEll done
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Ohhh....This is a great capture!! That little man is awesome
Great work indeed!
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Thank you.
You have heightened my mood.
A beautiful portrait, I'd like to see more photography like this, it's a bit like people watching.
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Makes me happy just looking at him. These are the type of people, regardless of language barriers, that I would walk up to and converse with.
+fav
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The colour fits the man and the feeling very well. His smile is very beautiful, thank you for showing it to us. I have read a little about buddishm, and I know that smiling is one of the most important things to do to reach full enlightment. By smiling, you are able to spread around the very positive feeling as this man is and you achieve an inner piece, which overcomes the dark thoughts of any present time.
The book I read was Being Peace by Thich Nhat Hanh, and I highly recommend it if this man makes you smile.
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i have to agree with aeon.. about people submitting what they wish.. i'm still finding my themes and the type of photography i'd like to work with, so i'm pretty eccletic at this point.. anything from nature, to long exposure, to even some recent photojournallism (which you may want to take a look at).. each person sees art in their own way, afterall everything lies in perceptioin.. and each person takes something different away from each piece they encouter.. it is not the end product that is important, it is the process we as artists go through.. it is the journey not a means to an end.. enjoy, live life, create.. later days
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Great shot... why shouldn't DA like this? This is just a very good street portrait. Really awesome
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I think you have a wonderful capture here. The expression caught is just great. Keep up the awesome work. :+fav"
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You sceem to have captured the atmosphere realy well
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This is such a great shot.....sometimes it's just being in the right place at the right time and this is one of those times.
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Fabulous piece.Looks as though it is the type of face I often gravitate to in my work.I seem to focus in on eyes and facial characteristics,which show life in candid shots.Vey nice work and I agree,photo journalism is indeed a very important art form which then becomes an historical piece of documentation.Great work.Jude
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There is something special about this photo, I just can't quite put my finger on it though. He seems so happy and carefree. I sit here looking at the picture over and over, wondering the same kind of question: What kind of life does he live? His happiness is captivating but also mysterious.
Wonderful job. It has such a simple and natural atmosphere to it that is rarely seen these days.
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Very nice photograph, reminds me of a trip to Japan a couple of years ago, he looks like a happy man sitting there
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Wow.. That is truly powerful, he almost vibrates some sort of positive energy.. What an honest human being he is.
And the sepia tone of this is perfect for it; beautiful and heartwarming photo.
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i understand what you mean.. i wish there were more submissions like these..
this is simply great.. just love how happy he looks...
anna
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this is really a beautifull pic and this is defenetly art. the lighting is just right his expresion and all. it really captures a piece of life. and yes, a smile is a very powerfull thing. 
he looks like an ancient asia profet in todays clothes
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wow - i thin the sepia tones add perfectly to the effect
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i think you're wrong when you say people dont appreciate work like that.
you're not giving people enough credit.
i love it, i think it's awesome, as im sure many other people do.
obviously
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i won't say anything... any word shall destruct the beauty of it...
[]'s
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Oh my gosh, it's absoluty wonderful, I mean, everything, the whole picture.
Great job!
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That smile is just what I need! Thanks for uploading this wonderful photo! +Fav, and it has nothing to do with my nick!
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A truly wonderful pic.
A picture like that says more than a thousand words. I wish I had an eye for photograhpy like you do.
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