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Jan/100
Jan/100
first of the Detroit images
This is the first of a handful of images I took during my trip. Since Detroit (and Dearborn specifically) has one of the highest mideastern populations outside the fertile crescent, I thought it was appropriate to capture that culture as part of my work on the area. The subject is a Lebanese butcher named Abdullah, and he was very happy to learn I'm 1/4 Lebanese myself, and know how to make kibbi nayeh.
Tech notes:
Speed Graphic 4x5 to Provia 100F chrome. I think all the magic of this image is in the lens: a very rare 1924 Rietschel Prolinear 135/1.9. Less than 100 were produced, with a price tag equivalent to $9,000 today.
More to come ...
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