Tom

Is that a knife, fork and spoon combo that you get in camping/outdoors shops? Was there some reason he had them in his hands at that time

Is he playing a tune with them in the way that you used to see characters "playing the spoons"as his fingers on his hands seem slightly blurred

Is he outside in strong sunshine but in a very shady doorway to create this very high contrast or indoors with an intense light from a snooted lamp giving the incredible cut off between light and dark

Thanks

He is standing against a dark doorway.....in fact it's a structure with a defibrillator. There is strong sunshine. I thought his eyes in darkness would make a more effective image. He's wearing gloves. I wondered why but I think he might play around with fire. And yes he has a spoon and a knife. There might be a pair of scissors in there somewhere. This was taken at midday so the sun was strong. He told me he was "Southampton born and bred".

great portrait, foreboding and humorous, graphic and unexpected, questions and hints. perfect!

Thanks. My bet was on a doorway but it always amazes me how a scene creates such clearly defined blackness in a photo

Thanks jvo and pentaxuser.