A Man and His Hookah, a photo from Cairo, Delta

Photographer's Note

No, no, not that kind--the hookah is the water pipe the man is smoking. These have had a resurgence of popularity in Egypt (and maybe elsewhere?) in recent years. The most common substance smoked is fruit-flavored tobacco. Here a shopkeeper in one of the back alleys of Cairo (not far from Khan el Khalili market) enjoys a break while awaiting customers for his spices.

achakladar, noborders heeft deze opmerking als nuttig gemarkeerd

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clamel53 (160) 2008-09-13 0:23

bel bianco e nero,
molto incisivo.
Ottimo scatto
ciao
Claudio

achakladar (786) 2008-09-13 1:13

wow, he is oblivious of the camera, kind of a stupor, love the way you have captured the image and the environment.

chris04stop (6805) 2008-09-13 17:41

And that man waits... smoking his big pipe. He is waiting for some customers. And he smokes, for the moment... with a lot of patience. That's life. Bravo, Ken: so an intelligent photo! Ciao,
Anna Paola

noborders (1010) 2008-09-14 12:37

Same phenomenon in Turkey (since a decade already, I guess), also trendy in new kinds of bars full of young people, also fruit-flavored tobacco, specially with apple.

Nice photo of a day dreaming man, his stall is interesting to watch... I've just spotted another one in your gallery that I even prefer !
Best,
Cath.