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Don't know what it is about this photo that moves me. Edith Piaf and Django Reinhardt sitting for a portrait no doubt but they both seem miles away, absorbed in the intimacy of touch. She is reading his palm and as I lacerated my own right hand in a fit of rage last night and ended up in urgent care, I am particularly sensitive to the fragility of my body and indeed my life...
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Sorry, I don't. But click the 'via' link above to the blog I found it on and maybe they can point you in the right direction...
Good luck!
Posted by: Daniel Flahiff | Friday, April 11, 2008 at 10:21
Is it possible to find this photo in a good resolution ? We´re doing a documentary about gypsy swing here in Norway, and absolutely need this picture, it´s a fantastic one. Do you have a reference for me by any chance ?
Thanks anyway.
Posted by: Elodie | Friday, April 11, 2008 at 03:28