Being Alone

Mark German

Being Alone



Photographer for Hire – All Occasions – Mail Me :)

My rules for photography and art are very simple – I like it, or I don’t…

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Writings (or ramblings)
Music of the Spheres
Another World
Time & Tears
The 3rd
The 10th
Weaver
High-Flyer
The In-Between Place
The Haggard Crone
Come, Dark
Chandelier Brain
Eat Me
You’re Strange, Rick
Ever-Queen
Sleeping
The Black, White & Grey

Being Alone belongs to the following groups:

OCAU Photographers, Candid Photography ( 1/24 ) and Street Photography and Photojournalism Available for sale as

Greeting Cards, Matted Prints, Laminated Prints, Mounted Prints, Canvas Prints, Framed Prints and Posters

Being Alone by Mark German
Being Alone by Mark German
  • Kenny Gulley Jr.

    Kenny Gulley Jr.

    one of the most powerful solo persona images ive ever seen
    wow!
    bravo

  • jase8812

    jase8812

    Great shot !

  • rightasrain

    rightasrain

    Love that sheen on the face, Mark. I’m trying to put a name to it …. like copper, gold?

  • Susan Trigg

    Susan Trigg

    Terrific urban portrait!

  • jlynn

    jlynn

    I wonder what’s on her mind,, Wonderful image! Great tones

  • Christine  Wilson

    Christine Wilson

    shes definitely not a happy Jan! fantastic candid

  • rochelle

    rochelle

    great candid! – well done as always

  • Tonye Banks

    Tonye Banks

    very strong capture…I love the lighting, it just looks so intense…Great work

  • Taylor Jury

    Taylor Jury

    Lovely portrait!!!!

  • Larry Varley

    Larry Varley

    Amazing expression, well shot!

  • Bryan Peterson

    Bryan Peterson

    You can really feel the emotion in this image Mark, great capture.

  • Magaret Meintjes

    Magaret Meintjes

    Wow! this is excellent! very strong and powerful image!

  • Bryan Villamin

    Bryan Villamin

    Was this PPd with LR2? Nice shot Mark.

  • tserio

    tserio

    The color of this photo is as intense as the girl. Makes my mind wonder a thousand thoughts.

  • Gary L. Suddath

    Gary L. Suddath

    powerful image you’ve captured the lonely forlorn look of someone thats given up all hope.She is lookin into the image and you wonder what she sees there and its emptyness reflectes on her own heart.

  • Caroline Gorka

    Caroline Gorka

    This is wonderful Mark … strong, emotive ..you have got it spot on..

  • Anaa

    Anaa

    Wonderful capture of the expressions of solitude !! A great shot ! :)

  • Paul Vanzella

    Paul Vanzellafounder

    this looks amazing up big, love the stare and position of the figure within the frame… tones are sensational!

  • Hans Kawitzki

    Hans Kawitzki

    a very lonely looking girl with a sad expression

  • bearpaw

    bearpaw

    wow a very striking portrait Mark exceptional as always

  • Fotopsyche

    Fotopsyche

    exhilarating

  • Brad Sumner GLP

    Brad Sumner GLP

    Another masterpiece, Mark! Wow!

  • Dorit

    Dorit

    Amazing shot. Love the tones and the framing. Can’t help but thinking that she’s just arrived to a big city all on her own and doen’t know where to go. Beautiful emotive work!

  • Astrid Pardew

    Astrid Pardew

    Very nicely captured Mark. She seems very deep in thought..

  • prbimages

    prbimages

    Excellent portrait!

  • AnaCBStudio

    AnaCBStudio

    only one word…excellent!

  • Che01

    Che01

    Great candid portrait. Love the subdued tones, and you’ve captured a fantastic expression.

  • Jane Keats

    Jane Keats

    Wonderful shot Mark! Love the tones :o)

  • handprintz

    handprintz

    Very emotive image beautifully composed

  • berndt2

    berndt2

    Very nice candid shot – excellent composition in the frame

  • Alessandro Pinto

    Alessandro Pinto

    Super shot.. Got me straight away ! Brilliant !

  • Matthew Mitchell

    Matthew Mitchell

    if only we knew how we looked when we felt this confused…
    we might stop being confused.. Great shot (as always) MArk

  • Dan Jesperson

    Dan Jesperson

    Nice mood in great location. Color tones are very catching!

  • JonnyMarvel

    JonnyMarvel

    great texture and depth, the dark tones and her extression add so much feeling to the image

  • paknpak

    paknpak

    awesome shot! great focus and tones!

  • bidkev

    bidkev

    She just looks well fucked….................and I don’t mean in the sexual sense. very powerful. I want to reach out and ask how I can help but for all I know, she may just be having a bad hair day. Love the composition as well Mark.

    kev

  • mausue

    mausue

    Deep in thought? Upset or troubled by lifes problems or just had a long day and can’t wait to get home and take off these shoes? Great candid portrait. Focus is spot on :)

  • Andee Pollard

    Andee Pollard

    Love this shot Mark

  • Jarko

    Jarko

    DEEP

  • Kerstin  Inga

    Kerstin Inga

    wow really goooood! i also wonder what was on her mind…..you can see emotion brimming!!!

  • Adam Godman

    Adam Godman

    fantstic image

  • Lidiya Filipova

    Lidiya Filipova

    A powerful and striking portrait!

  • Wayne  Pearson

    Wayne Pearson

    This a very “deep and meaningfull” image, excellent

  • LindaR

    LindaR

    bravo ~ you’ve captured the millions of word, plethora of poetry, verse and lyrics ~ that speak to this feeling/experience ~ in one click of your shutter…but first your humanity was looking and seeing ~ what we know all too well ~ in recognition ~ xx

  • Alexandros Isaias

    Alexandros Isaias

    cogratulations! nice portrait!

  • inge

    inge

    love it :)

  • kevsphotos2008

    kevsphotos2008

    WOW,What can u say,(( FANTASTIC ))............................

  • Annemie Hiele

    Annemie Hiele

    love your background bokeh too beautifully done portrait!

  • pauline tims

    pauline tims

    A very beautiful capture full of atmosphere ,well shot!!

  • Michelle Walsh

    Michelle Walsh

    so moving. it instigates a thousand stories in my head. another wonderful shot mark.

  • Jem Fade

    Jem Fade

    This is emotionally gut wrenching
    love it captures a mood at one and really connects with the viewer

  • Mahjabeen Mankani

    Mahjabeen Mankani

    great shot!

  • SNik

    SNik

    moody. organic. great match with the title.

  • Junior Mclean

    Junior Mclean

    this i like!!!

  • sunchaser

    sunchaser

    Very nice Mark!

  • Elizabeth Bravo

    Elizabeth Bravo

    Great capture. I love the feeling…...her concentration really makes you want to know whats on her mind. The back ground really adds.

  • Colleen Milburn

    Colleen Milburn

    Gorgeous, moody piece, Mark – and wonderful crop – well done :-D

  • Stephen Nesbitt

    Stephen Nesbitt

    Wonderful. I don’t think she is unhappy, perhaps just tired, but either way, it has us all thinking. I wonder what would happen if we gave so much thought to the people around us, would we approach them? Interesting. Anyway, what post production did you do if any?

  • Mark Germancommunity host replied

    Hard to tell what mood she actually is in. But as a photographer, I interpret scenes as i see them. Photography is unique in the way it captures a slice of time, never to be seen exactly that way again. It’s what I love about it. We walk around in our daily lives and look at things – but not often see them.

    PP-wise – just checking the original…gave it a colder tone to suit the emotion, basically. The original is warmer, but essentially the same.

  • Sharon Mau

    Sharon Mau

    Paul said it so perfectly. I too love how you set this up. It is a beautiful candid portrait of a contemplative moment.

  • morpheus71

    morpheus71

    Excellent portrait!

  • Abhishek Scariya

    Abhishek Scariya

    Love the cool tones here…

  • DeviousLili

    DeviousLili

    Awesome work! Please consider submitting this to Moody and Evocative

  • Peacefulwarrior

    Peacefulwarrior

    Great capture…... another good title would be “LIFE” :)) nice mate

  • seawhisper

    seawhisper

    wow very intense picture :)

  • neekonut

    neekonut

    You have certainly captured a mood that you yourself reflect… arrogant.. indifferent… excusing nothing about who you are… perhaps you saw yourself and this is what captivated you.
    In my opinion… a very powerful photograph… to be a street photographer… and I see that you have a history in that genre… * set a thief to catch a thief*... or be as your subject.
    well done!

  • Mark Germancommunity host replied

    A very interesting observation – and one that I cannot remember anyone else ever making. Interestingly, I think I agree with you about the motive.
    Thank you :)

  • Jason Howell

    Jason Howell

    i like it

  • Kate Lillian

    Kate Lillian

    beautiful shot. really like it. nice work.

  • Clare Colins

    Clare Colins

    You have captured her well. the train in the background helps to tell a story.

  • jwinman

    jwinman

    great composition with excellent contrast and lighting

  • Brian Carey

    Brian Carey

    Great composition!

  • Ginger  Barritt

    Ginger Barritt

    Wonderful composition ...a really wonderful photo.

  • richardseah

    richardseah

    Very intense! Great capture and greatly captured – with strong composition, nice colours, mood and all.

  • mikequigley

    mikequigley

    fab work mq

  • Ming  Myaskovsky

    Ming Myaskovsky

    Mark, there are so many compliments here, but I’m not surprised!! I love the mood you’ve captured in this one.

  • Chris Brett

    Chris Brett

    great shot!

  • Kathryn Potempski

    Kathryn Potempski

    great face Mark I like this shot.

  • Jens Helmstedt

    Jens Helmstedt

    Impressive photo!

  • starikarp

    starikarp

    excellent…composition, lightning…

  • gato

    gato

    awesome image! great toning, great composition…

  • JonoCarrick

    JonoCarrick

    emotionally rich in composition, tone and mood.

  • tracyxkeema

    tracyxkeema

    very powerful image, well caught and well titled x

  • Michelle BarlondSmith

    Michelle Barlo...

    BRAVO BRAVO BRAVO

  • bobbymcleod

    bobbymcleod

    nice strong image!

  • Grantly

    Grantly

    Her eyes say most…perhaps this day she’s tired and troubled. I can’t stop wondering that she worries. I suppose relative to some in the the world today, she is happy on reflection. It is wonderful to search the stories out in light…I cannot stop thinking.
    Thanks mate.

  • nadine henley

    nadine henley

    great portrait, mark

  • alicelily

    alicelily

    wow, she has such an intense expression on her face. The tones suit it very well. Great mood :)

  • MRPhotography

    MRPhotography

    insta-faved! So stunning, the expression on her face speaks multitudes. Beautiful work.

  • Maureen Maliha

    Maureen Maliha

    This tugs at me in ways I am still trying to decipher. Wonderful

  • Tenee Attoh

    Tenee Attoh

    Well, this photo says it for itself…less is more :)

  • Simmone

    Simmone

    Wow, incredible powerful candid shot!

  • JasmineLove

    JasmineLove

    What an awesome shot…you can feel the loneliness!!! Jasmine xo

  • Christophe Testi

    Christophe Testi

    Such a powerful capture, great work!

  • tazzina

    tazzina

    wooooohooooooooooo

  • Dragan Petrovic

    Dragan Petrovic

    Absolutely brilliant!

  • Mark Coward

    Mark Coward

    Cracking shot.

  • lilylive

    lilylive

    its like she just walked off the train, stopped in her tracks, and looked into her future.

  • Hazel phillips

    Hazel phillips

    ^ what i thought, also you can tell with the emoctions on her face

  • birdS

    birdS

    movie scene. strong and tense.

  • bollwahn

    bollwahn

    Amazing!

  • Jean M. Laffitau

    Jean M. Laffitau

    Outstanding in every way!

  • rodeorose

    rodeorose

    Superb capture. Amazing expression.

  • Jacob Schneider

    Jacob Schneider

    I would definitely not want this on my wall – but that’s a good thing! Very powerful capture, bravo.

  • Colinizing  Photography with Colin Boyd Shafer

    Colinizing Ph...

    I think I would want it on my wall ( although I get what jacob is saying). This picture is one of my favorite on the site.

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