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Reblogged from chagalov
Teddy Lane, danseur sud-africain, Le Caire, 1945 -by Van Leo
«A face is a landscape» (Van Leo)
Teddy Lane’s face was one such landscape. Captured in a 1944 portrait, this image of a British actor stationed in Cairo with the British troops at the height of the war is unmatched, a technical feat.
(notice from armeniapedia)some ref. for Van Leo:
- Al-Ahram Weekly Online
- Armeniapedia
- Luminous Lint
- The American University of Cairo
- Van Leo (Photographer, Cairo): Portraits of glamour (Ed. The American University in Cairo Press, 1997)
photo from piasa
