The ghost of 'lectricity...
Monk II
Posted by Duncan Galbraith (kyoto, Japan) on 9 November 2006 in People & Portrait and Portfolio.
His feet told me he'd paid his dues.
Cyrille from PARIS, France
They walk like this? why using ropes and not being completly barefoot? The photo has a great dynamic. Black and white is a good choice for the subject, it make me feel like there's some penitence.
9 Nov 2006 10:42am
Suby from Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
Eeeck do they actually walk like this? What are the ropes for? Is is not uncomfortable? Poor feet :)
Suby
9 Nov 2006 11:21am
Jason Kravitz from Brussels, Belgium
Man - those feet tell a story all right! Great shot
9 Nov 2006 11:30am
Craig Persel from Montreal, Canada
Perfect. Love the "zooming in" on a detail to give us something unique and interesting. Bravo.
9 Nov 2006 12:18pm
Shuva Brata Deb from Hyderabad, India
Very powerful message with this picture. I would love to know about about the context.
9 Nov 2006 1:45pm
Duncan Galbraith from kyoto, Japan
@ Shuva - I really wish I understood more about the intricacies regarding this mans way of life. I can however tell you a monks life can be a very bi-polar experience. On the one hand, many monks lifestyles conform to the majority of other countries/cultures ideas of a vocation devoted to the 'church'. On the other hand its not uncommon to see some monks running their temples as businesses (no suprise there) and (this is the bipolar bit) very openly parading their wealth. It all becomes very confusing when you see someone as pictured above, compared to another monk driving the new Nissan Skyline GTR Turbo with an IPOD and Nintendo DS in tow. I'll endeavour to find out more and give you more context through a future series. This monk however certainly wasnt in the IPOD bracket.
9 Nov 2006 2:33pm
H.O from Victoria, Canada
Yes, that truth Duncan-san :) when I was younger they confuse me ( not every one)many times... why you so rich??...
Oh, Anyway this is great shot !! :)
9 Nov 2006 2:38pm
Ryan Yam from Quezon City, Philippines
Wow, it's cool that you were able to get so low to capture someones feet.. :)
9 Nov 2006 3:38pm
Helen from Melbourne, Australia
Wonderful. I love these detailed studies of the monks. Like Ryan, I have tried to picture you taking these photos, especially this one.
9 Nov 2006 6:33pm
Damon Schreiber from Toronto, Canada
Quite a powerful image, and it tells a great story all by itself (worth 1000 words at least).
9 Nov 2006 9:54pm
Duncan Galbraith from kyoto, Japan
@ everyone who posted. Thank you again for your comments. They are very much appreciated. Keep on shooting.
9 Nov 2006 10:33pm
Daniel from United States
Interesting image. Certainly falls into the the category of less is more. CHeers!
11 Nov 2006 12:27am
Fujifilm FinePix S9000
1/200 second
F/4.3
ISO 200
46 mm