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Blacksmith, Kolkata.

This blacksmith, dressed in a minimum of clothing, was forging heavy blades for a sythe-like tool. As he hammered the steel, occasional sparks flew off, some of which landed on unsuspecting spectators.

 

A group of men sat and watched him working his magic, transforming billets of steel into blades, seemingly mesmerised by the process.

 

Taken late in the afternoon in a backstreet in Kolkata, India.

 

Rolleiflex 2.8F / Kodak 400 TMY2.

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Uploaded on November 16, 2008