‘I waited patiently, hoping he might make the jump’: Mirna Abass’s best phone picture
As a fan of Henri Cartier-Bresson, the Egyptian photographer was determined to capture his own ‘decisive moment’
TL;DR
- Mirna Abass, an agricultural engineer, is a passionate photographer inspired by Henri Cartier-Bresson.
- Abass captured a 'decisive moment' in Ezbet El Borg, Damietta, Egypt, a hub for shipbuilding and fishing.
- The photo features a teenage fisher leaping between two contrasting boats, taken with an iPhone 13.
- The image symbolizes a jump from 'pale life to fruitful life', with the human element providing scale.