April 7, 2016

Far from Home

2.5″ x 4″ snapshot of sailor in profile. 1940’s. Private Collection.

A small candid photograph of an American sailor in profile, with local children in the background. Chances are this was taken in the North African region between 1940 and 1943, Libya maybe…

So the photographer asked him to pose for the picture, and his reply was to lean toward the camera and present his profile with the hand of a thinking man. It worked out perfectly! While I find the subject beautiful, the composition is as well. It feels professional even if an amateur took it.

This entry was posted on Thursday, April 7th, 2016 at 8:52 pm and tagged with 1940s, africa, candid, sailor, snapshot, WWII and posted in Military, Others. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed.

5 responses to “Far from Home”

summertime75
April 8th, 2016 at 1:03 am

A very cheeky chappie ;-)

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- bowlersandhighcollars
  April 8th, 2016 at 3:38 pm
  
  Lol and that’s the way I like them, on photos. :)
  
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Photobooth Journal
April 9th, 2016 at 1:26 am

Unusual photo but typically brilliant of you to find it. 😊😊

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- bowlersandhighcollars
  April 9th, 2016 at 1:46 am
  
  Aw thanks!
  
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norbertbuddy
May 8th, 2016 at 7:07 am

Or maybe letting us know where he got or wants a quick kiss…

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