Who Pays the Ferryman? - a photo on Flickriver

            This is a ‘mostly black and white’, low-key shot of a withered ferryman inspired by the ancient Greek mythology: Charon, the ferryman of the river Styx, carried the souls of the dead for a fee to the other bank of the river, where the entrance to Hades aka the underworld was located. The fee was a coin placed under one's tongue or upon one's eyelids before burial. 

This ancient burial custom also inspired Michael J. Bird to write the screenplay of a TV mini series (“Who Pays the Ferryman?” directed by William Slater and aired in 1977 on BBC and Greek Television) and Yannis Markopoulos to compose his original motion picture soundtrack for the series.

Taken on: May 22, 2024

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Camera: Canon EOS R5, f/9.0, 1/250 sec, 42mm, ISO 100 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS R5
Lens:	RF24-105mm F4 L IS USM
Aperture:	f/9.0
Exposure Time:	0.004 sec (1/250)
Focal Length:	42mm
ISO:	100
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	No Flash
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop 25.9 (Macintosh)
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