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Unusual portrait and just makes you wonder why the mask

Well, if you look at his environment, and look at his eyes (especially his left eye is really red) you will see that the little threads of burlap float freely in the air. He is exposed to this all day handling those bags. To cover his mouth, to prevent inhalation of these particles is a wise thing to do. Thank you for stopping by.

thanks for the info

What a great shot. Superb eye contact - excellent composition with the figure surrounded by the sacks to give context and texture. Some great colour but the palette is well controlled and not too vivid which retains the environment in which the subject works.

Thank you, appreciate the comments. This guy stopped working and posed for me....I LOVE NEPAL. I just gave you 5 thumbs up to encourage you to keep reviewing....that is so missing on this site.