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Talking


When I was younger I read a piece on Marlon Brando that detailed how he would sit and make believe he was talking on a payphone in a store in Times Square that had a view of the street. He explained that he was trying to observe the behavior of people as they walked, talked, stood, etc. He said he wanted as an actor to observe just exactly how they held their heads as they listened, or held their heads as they talked.

It struck me that this investigation into behavior was also most important to a photographer.

As you look at these images you will see that most people talk with their hands, touch, embrace, cajole, and accentuate all sorts of verbal communications with physical gestures.

It’s fun to notice things never noticed before.

Talking No 1, Near the Amazon, Brazil
Talking No 1, Near the Amazon, Brazil
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Talking No 2, Vicenza, Italy
Talking No 2, Vicenza, Italy
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Talking No 3, London, UK
Talking No 3, London, UK
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Talking No 4, London, UK
Talking No 4, London, UK
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Talking No 5, Marrakech, Morocco
Talking No 5, Marrakech, Morocco
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Talking No 6, NYC
Talking No 6, NYC
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Talking No 7, Dublin, Ireland
Talking No 7, Dublin, Ireland
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Talking No 8, Hong Kong
Talking No 8, Hong Kong
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Talking No 9, Paris, France
Talking No 9, Paris, France
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Talking No 10, Vicenza, Italy
Talking No 10, Vicenza, Italy
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Talking No 11, Vicenza, Italy
Talking No 11, Vicenza, Italy
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Talking No 12, Dubrovnik
Talking No 12, Dubrovnik
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Talking No 13, Dublin, Ireland
Talking No 13, Dublin, Ireland
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Talking No 14, Tuscany, Italy
Talking No 14, Tuscany, Italy
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Talking No 15, NYC
Talking No 15, NYC
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Talking No 16, NYC
Talking No 16, NYC
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Talking No 17, NYC
Talking No 17, NYC
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Talking No 18, NYC
Talking No 18, NYC
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Talking No 19, NYC
Talking No 19, NYC
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Talking No 20, Paris, France
Talking No 20, Paris, France
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Talking No 21, Marrakech, Morocco
Talking No 21, Marrakech, Morocco
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Talking No 22, Marrakech, Morocco
Talking No 22, Marrakech, Morocco
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Talking No 23, Rome, Italy
Talking No 23, Rome, Italy
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Talking No 24, Jerusalem, Israel
Talking No 24, Jerusalem, Israel
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Talking No 25, Malaga, Spain
Talking No 25, Malaga, Spain
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Talking No 26, Seville, Spain
Talking No 26, Seville, Spain
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Talking No 27, NYC
Talking No 27, NYC
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Talking No 28, Tuscany, Italy
Talking No 28, Tuscany, Italy
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Talking No 29, Dubrovnik
Talking No 29, Dubrovnik
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Talking No 30, Jerusalem, Israel
Talking No 30, Jerusalem, Israel
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Talking No 31, Paris, France
Talking No 31, Paris, France
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Talking No 32, NYC
Talking No 32, NYC
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Talking No 33, Dubrovnik
Talking No 33, Dubrovnik
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Talking No 34, Rome, Italy
Talking No 34, Rome, Italy
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Talking No 35, Rome, Italy
Talking No 35, Rome, Italy
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Talking No 36, Bucharest, Romania
Talking No 36, Bucharest, Romania
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Talking No 37, NYC
Talking No 37, NYC
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Talking No 38, Rome, Italy
Talking No 38, Rome, Italy
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Talking No 39, NYC
Talking No 39, NYC
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Talking No 40, NYC
Talking No 40, NYC
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Talking No 41, NYC
Talking No 41, NYC
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Talking No 42, NYC
Talking No 42, NYC
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Talking No 43, NYC
Talking No 43, NYC
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Talking No 44, NYC
Talking No 44, NYC
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Talking No 45, NYC
Talking No 45, NYC
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Talking No 46, NYC
Talking No 46, NYC
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Talking No 47, NYC
Talking No 47, NYC
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Talking No 48, NYC
Talking No 48, NYC
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Talking No 49, NYC
Talking No 49, NYC
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Talking No 50, London, UK
Talking No 50, London, UK
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