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CAIRO BY NIGHT
The story
behind the photo
FARGHALI FRUIT JUICE, DOKKI Photo
and text by Youssef Rakha Sometimes,
when there are two of you messing around with the camera in the car, you
can take a picture right in front of your subject without anybody
noticing what you're doing. That saves you asking permission and having
to explain yourself when, rather than a journalistic assignment, all
that attracts you in the scene is a quality of feeling: a combination of
night-time dereliction and ready-for-action professionalism. Only late
at night -- push-process abiding -- does Cairo yield such nearly perfect
visions of far-fetched poise. From
a work in progress called "Monochrome Cairo" by Youssef Rakha,
who can be contacted at yrakha@link.net Technical
specifications: The photo was taken using Kodak TMAX 400 shot at ISO
3200 and push processed, with Nikon 601 and 70-210 telephoto lens.
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