Calcutta’s famed Mallick Ghat, a wholesale flower market is more than a century old, attracts more than 2,000 flower sellers each day. Danish photographer Ken Hermann visited the market for his project “Flower Men,” which is a series of portraits that casts light upon the people behind the petals. These men are flower sellers, which explains both their choice of accessory, and their all-business facial expressions. Some are carrying tiny bouquets and others are hidden in flora.
“I enjoyed this project,” Hermann said. “There’s a lot of photographers going to India and then showing a poor, bad situation. … I have a totally different approach. I want to show some more proudness and find the beauty of people.”
S. K. Bhagat – Java flower
Angad Ray – Devdar leaves
Shankar Shah – Roses
Sanju Joshi – Gainda flowers
Ramdayal Yadav – Roses
Kulwinder – Gainda flowers
Ashok Singh – Sunflowers
Atul Dubey – Gainda flowers
Gorelal Dass
Kaari Yadav – Orchid
Krishna Biswas – Gainda flowers
Odhir Gayen – Devdar leaves
Prakash Singh – Small palm tree
Chandan Kumar – Gainda flowers
Rajesh Yadav – Neelkanth flower
Ram Pakita – Rrongan flowers
Ranjan Rai – Lotus
Sanjay Mandal – Rod flowers
Sanjit Malik – Gettylade flowers
Shambhunath Dutt – Rrongan flowers
Sudeep Manna – Rajnigandha stick
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Credits: Ken Hermann
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