(Un)known faces
Can you guess who a person in a photo is?
Professional photographers often shoot in the burst mode - that is, taking multiple pictures of the same scene - be it because of the scene that is constantly changing or because of avoiding the subject with their eyes closed.
This is a very usual thing in concert photography - with energetic musicians performing, the scene is changing rapidly. Of course, in this burst of images, one always gets some "rubbish" images where the person in front of the lens has a strange look on the face, goes out of the frame or has his face hidden behind his hand, instrument or something else.
So, what started as a "mistake", very soon continued to be my ongoing photographic project, where I deliberately try to get the image of a performer with their face hidden. Funny thing is that even without his/her face shown, viewer can often distinguish the person in the photograph, because of their stage outfit, hairstyle, tattoo(s) or just a pose typical for that artist, where some of them are known worldwide and others "just" on a local base. That is why I am probably one of the few concert photographers that don't start to swear when someone or something comes in between him and the artist but use the opportunity for another "(Un)known face".
You can look at this project as a pop quiz ("Guess who's that"), psychology test on what outfit, usual poses and gestures do for an artist ("Feel in the missing face") or just pure fun - it's up to you.
But the real question is: can you guess who a person on a photo is? Click on the thumbnail to find out!
Some of the photographs from this project have been awarded the 1st place in "Advertising : Music NON-PRO" category at the International Photography Awards 2012.
Skin (Skunk Anansie) @ MARS festival, Ljubljana (Slovenia), 2010 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
Wayne Coyne (Flaming Lips) @ T-mobile INmusic festival, Zagreb (Croatia), 2010 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
Luc Ex (Luc Ex' Assemblée) @ Narodni dom Maribor, Maribor (Slovenia), 2013 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
Nadeah (Nouvelle Vague) @ Tvornica, Zagreb (Croatia), 2008 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
Azealia Banks @ Bažant Pohoda festival, Trenčín (Slovakia), 2014 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
Alice Gold @ Orpheum, Graz (Austria), 2010 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
Jamiroquai @ T-mobile INmusic festival, Zagreb (Croatia), 2011 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
Mina Špiler (Laibach) @ Narodni dom Maribor, Maribor (Slovenia), 2011 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
Blixa Bargeld (ANBB) @ Kino Šiška, Ljubljana (Slovenia), 2010 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
Greta Brinkman (Moby) @ Bažant Pohoda festival, Trenčín (Slovakia), 2011 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
Senon Williams (Dengue Fever) @ Bažant Pohoda festival, Trenčín (Slovakia), 2013 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
Warren Ellis (Dirty Three) @ Kino Šiška, Ljubljana (Slovenia), 2012 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
Liam Gallagher (Beady Eye) @ FM4 Frequency festival, St. Pölten (Austria), 2011 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
Mark E. Smith (The Fall) @ Terraneo festival, Šibenik (Croatia), 2011 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
Lucija Ivšić (Punčke) @ Križanke, Ljubljana (Slovenia), 2014 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
John Medeski (Medeski Martin & Wood) @ Festival Lent, Maribor (Slovenia), 2013 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
Boris Vlastelica (Repetitor) @ Festival Letni oder Ruše, Ruše (Slovenia), 2015 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
Ira Kaplan (Yo La Tengo) @ Tvornica kulture, Zagreb (Croatia), 2013 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
Melée (Werefox) @ MIKK, Murska Sobota (Slovenia), 2011 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
Neil Tennant (Pet Shop Boys) @ KC Dražen Petrović, Zagreb (Croatia), 2009 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
Jónsi Birgisson (Sigur Rós) @ MARS Festival, Maribor (Slovenia), 2012 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
Jarvis Cocker @ FM4 Frequency festival, St. Pölten (Austria), 2009 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
Jana Kirschner @ Bažant Pohoda festival, Trenčín (Slovakia), 2014 Photo: © Saša Huzjak
