Alexander Pushkin is considered to be one of Russia's greatest poets, and this is his death mask. It was difficult to photograph, as it was in a glass case and the reflection of the window kept being in the way, no matter the angle I tried to approach it. So, I decided to go with it and to incorporate the bothersome reflection as part of the picture so that the light would seem to emanate from him to symbolize the immortality of his contribution to literature and to the cultural history of his country.
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