40 Photos of Faces That Tell Stories

Every face has a story. We see hundreds of people each day and we give very little thought to the stories their faces have to say. From subway to your local grocery store salesman, every single person’s photographs tells a story about that person and the emotional condition he/she is in.

Capturing all these emotions and ‘stories’ into a photograph is an art in its own. It takes a hawk’s eye to recognize such situation and take the photograph that are worth a thousand words.  Timing is particularly essential in such kind of photographs. A photographer has to be at the perfect place with perfect camera and take the photograph at the perfect timing. These things together make this type of photography quite brilliant.

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We have collected some amazing photos of people around the world. These photos don’t fail to leave an impression on your mind. Once you look at these photos, you know instantly what the subject must have been thinking when these photos were taken.

Subway Stories

Sad Clown

I’ll give up in the new year…

La Tomatina / Spain, Buñol

The Oldest Leprechaun

Ghana Street

mirror of war

Trinidad

Mayan man on his land

Puppeteer

Max’s first bday party!

Smile

Nevin

A cigarette time with a stranger

Carnaval de Venise 2010, Carnevale de Venezia 2010, Venice Carnival 2010

Mali

High tech medical equipment

269/365 – 1st legit haircut

Never Going Back to that Stylist Again

The Taking of Pearl Roundabout

stuttgarter.kehrwoche

Udaipur. India

Lincecum

South Africa: Ndebele Woman

[Irish spinner and spinning wheel. County Galway, Ireland] (LOC)

Seoul. . . snap

Tokyo Snap

cottonseed

Keita

Hold my breath! Holdddddd it!

Sikhs

24 N. Obeng (Portraits from the Inside)

Neighbourhood

looking out {explore #1}

one city one voice

Police disperse monk protest

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