She has lived a hundred stories. You can see every one of them.
 
I shot this as part of an ongoing portrait series. The idea is simple: find people who carry their history in their face and let the camera do the rest. No direction. No posing. No retouching. Just the person and the light.
 
She was a market vendor. I don't remember exactly what she was selling. What I remember is how she held that cigarette. Like a pause she had earned.
 
Printed on heavy matte paper so the shadow and grain read exactly as they were. Black or white frame options. Available in five sizes.
 
Pedro Feria Pino, SOC is a New York-based Camera Operator and Director of Photography with credits on MTV, VH1, Vice, and major commercial productions. His portrait work comes from the same place as his film work. He looks for the frame that already exists.