"...In a distant province, by the sea..."
Emir Shabashvili was born in a small town Yelabuga situated in now obsolete Republic of Soviet Tataria which was in turn part of country named Soviet Union, now also long gone...>>more...
He was holding his hands crossed behind the back of his head and looking straight up. Beautiful moment. He looked at me when I pointed my camera at him...of well...I took it anyway.
...taken in July 2011 in Little Haiti on NW 79th street; 35mm Voigtlander Bessa L camera fitted with 21mm Scopar lens; Kodak Ektar 100 film developed in Unicolor C41 kit.
It's been too hot during the day. I am shooting at the sunset and at night. This is Little Havana, taken on Tri-X with my Bessa R3M rangefinder/35mm lens and developed in Diafine.