The Old Shoemaker

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The Old Shoemaker

The old shoemaker in Athens, Greece. Alone, in a basement with virtually no light, concentrating hard on his skillful and dying trade. No apprentice, no future. Enter the industrial revolution!...

Note:
Check out the sepia version as well:

The Old Shoemaker belongs to the following groups:

Elderly , Everyday Life, Film Photography, Greece and all things Hellenic, Light In The Darkness, Rustic, The Human Condition and à EUROPA! Available for sale as

Greeting Cards, Matted Prints, Laminated Prints, Mounted Prints, Canvas Prints and Framed Prints
The Old Shoemaker by monocotylidono
The Old Shoemaker by monocotylidono
  • Honor Kyne

    Honor Kyne

    Oh this is a wonderful shot George!! Well done :)))

  • monocotylidono replied

    Thank you. I prefer the more sepia version, but I had to revert to pure B&W for a specific challenge :-( I think I’ll change it back once the challenge is over…

  • Honor Kyne

    Honor Kyne

    Cool…I look forward to seeing it in Serpia also….I have to say though, it looks REALLY well in B&W :D

  • Vikram Franklin

    Vikram Franklin

    Really good – it’s got an illustration type of feel to it. Love the work.

  • monocotylidono replied

    Thanks Vikram – I can only attribute that to the fact that it dates to the days before Photoshop, so it’s real film, processed with real chemicals (Chromium Intensifier in this case) :-)

  • Clare Forder

    Clare Forder

    Wonderful shot – agree with Vikram about the illustration feel to it – and definitely a story there too.

  • monocotylidono replied

    Thanks Clare – Don’t all pictures have a story? :-)

  • IrishPics

    IrishPics

    What a fantastic shot .
    I don’t know how you do it, but I’m in awe of you.

  • monocotylidono replied

    Thank you my friend – The recipe is simple: 5% technique, 5% perseverance and 90% luck! :-)

  • Shelly Hiebert

    Shelly Hiebert

    What an absolutely fantastic image George. Pure perfection :)

  • Wayne Pearson

    Wayne Pearson

    Beautiful image.

  • Donna Adamski

    Donna Adamski

    Wonderful portrait….Congrats on your feature :)

  • monocotylidono replied

    Many thanks Orphie, I am honoured!

  • Simon Whittaker

    Simon Whittaker

    Fantastic work, great narrative. This shot really lept out at me.

  • monocotylidono replied

    Thank you Simon for your comments :-)

  • amarica

    amarica

    Congratulations on being featured in the #12 Great Feature’s group!!!

  • monocotylidono replied

    Thanks amarica!

  • goddessteri211

    goddessteri211

    great job…well done! Congratulations on the feature! TERI~

  • monocotylidono replied

    Thanks Teri, I appreciate it.

  • Jo Hoden "C'est la Vie"

    Jo Hoden "C'...

    congrats cool shot

  • monocotylidono replied

    Thanks Jo

  • KellyThomas

    KellyThomas

    love it in black and white. very beautiful and really sad!

  • monocotylidono replied

    Thank you Kelly!

  • follicle

    follicle

    its so lovely I just want to know more about this ol dood is he still alive? Did he write poetry/have a mistress/know you were shootin’ him etc etc. just superb thanks!

  • monocotylidono

    monocotylidono

    The Old Shoemaker was featured in the RedBubble home page, on 29 October 2008. Big “thank you” to the RB moderators that selected it. I’m honoured!

  • Johanne Brunet

    Johanne Brunet

    Congrats on your top ten placement for the The Working Man, Woman, Child challenge George, a well deserved success! :-)

  • monocotylidono replied

    Thanks Johanne – I had not spotted that!

  • Joanne Bradley

    Joanne Bradley

    Wow quite a statement image! Congrats on homepage feature!

  • monocotylidono replied

    Thank you Joanne, I appreciate it.

  • Astrid Pardew

    Astrid Pardew

    Awesome image and treatment! Personally I prefer this one but the sepia one is great too…

  • monocotylidono replied

    Many thanks

  • Honor Kyne

    Honor Kyne

    Hola….Congrats on your home page feature :))) Well done! Wonderful shot…one of my favs :D

  • monocotylidono replied

    Thank you Honor – I’m still smiling :-)

  • Steven Sandner

    Steven Sandner

    Brilliant work! I love the grainyness in this image, and the concentration on this shoemakers face! awesome!

  • monocotylidono replied

    Hi Steven – many thanks for the comments

  • Shelly Hiebert

    Shelly Hiebert

    Woohoo! Home Page Feature my friend! Saweeeeeeet! Congrats!

  • monocotylidono replied

    :) :) thanks Shelly

  • square

    square

    amazing work. i saw this briefly yesterday and could have sworn it was a painting. great!

  • monocotylidono replied

    Thanks and thank you for favoriting it!

  • Ingz

    Ingz

    a wonderful picture!

  • monocotylidono replied

    Thank you :-)

  • goddessteri211

    goddessteri211

    Thank you Monocotylidono for adding me to your watchlist!! Much appreciated! TERI~

  • Appel

    Appel

    This is a wonderful photo. It look like a painting I would hang on my wall. I absolutely love it! My husband & I have Dutch ancestory so it strikes a chord. (wooden shoemakers)

  • Dean Mullin

    Dean Mullin

    Oooh George – ya beat me in the challenge ya bugga ;o) well done – thoroughly deserved

  • monocotylidono replied

    I’m sorry!!! It’s the second time I do this to you… But I did vote for yours and Fran’s! :-)

  • sonjas

    sonjas

    wonderful portrait.

  • photoloi

    photoloi

    Really excellent!

  • monocotylidono replied

    Euxaristw poly!!! :-)

  • Simon Whittaker

    Simon Whittaker

    This belongs in a photography book.
    Excellent, excellent work, a fav for me.

  • monocotylidono replied

    Thank you for the lovely compliment Simon, and for taking the time to look through my portfolio! I really appreciate the favoring :-)

  • Morgana Creely

    Morgana Creely

    Beautifully done.

  • monocotylidono replied

    Thank you very much Morgana, sorry I missed your comment at the time :-)

  • Isa Rodriguez

    Isa Rodriguez

    stunning

  • monocotylidono replied

    Thank you very much Isa, really appreciate you favoring it! :-)

  • photoloi

    photoloi

  • monocotylidono replied

    Many thanks :-)

  • photoloi

    photoloi

    It was my favorite:)

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