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പോൾ സ്ട്രാൻഡ് – ജോൺ ബെർജർ – ജയ തമ്പിയുടെ വിവർത്തനം

സ്ട്രാൻഡിന്റെ ഫോട്ടോഗ്രാഫുകൾ സൂചിപ്പിക്കുന്നത് തന്റെ മുന്നിലിരിക്കുന്നവർക്ക് അദ്ദേഹം അവരുടെ ജീവിത കഥ കാണുമെന്ന് വിശ്വാസമുണ്ടായിരുന്നു എന്നതാണ്. ഇക്കാരണവശാൽ തന്നെ ഈ പോർട്രെയ്റ്റുകൾ എല്ലാം ഔപചാരികവും പോസ് ചെയ്തെടുക്കപ്പെട്ടവയാണെങ്കിലും, ഫോട്ടോഗ്രാഫറിനോ ഫോട്ടോഗ്രാഫിനോ ഒരു കടമെടുത്ത വേഷത്തിന്റെ മറയുടെ ആവശ്യമില്ല.

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