A great and powerful sadness

Posted by
Charlotte Meryman (Williamsburg, MA, United States) on 22 March 2010 in People & Portrait and Portfolio.

1 of 6 in a new series on my brother Henry.
His mental illness includes strong, brief waves of emotion. I snapped this in the car, as we stopped at a light. He was telling me about someone who bought a car with tinted windows, and suddenly began to cry. By the time the light changed, he'd recovered. I have no idea what brought it on.

Canon PowerShot A650 IS 1/50 second F/4.0 ISO 200 26 mm

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Comments (2)

k@ from Paris, France

Such a deep expression and character.... Very moving. I see so many people with different disabled pb lately i discover a world of mystery that speaks another language but expressions, just like this one you caught, are the link left to try to approach their lost island... Very strong portrait, so real & human, it's overwhelming...

22 Mar 2010 4:42pm

olivier Paillet from toulouse, France

Beautiful portrait of your brother !!! "Humain et touchant " ...Love it !

29 Mar 2010 11:32am

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Canon PowerShot A650 IS
1/50 second
F/4.0
ISO 200
26 mm

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A great and powerful sadness

k@ from Paris, France

olivier Paillet from toulouse, France