Patrick Zachmann Mr. Friedman, electrician and Yiddish poet, with his wife. Rue Richer, Paris, France. October 1981. “These are my neighbors on Rue Richer. I like the face of Mr. Friedman, who defines himself as an
(...) electrician and Yiddish poet. He came from Russia. He and his wife argue frequently. One day, he asks me to take his portrait in front of his typewriter. He settles down, I get ready to take the picture, but before I release the shutter, his wife joins and stands behind him. There is no way she is not going to be in the picture! I feel a tension. He understands that she has imposed herself and is unhappy about it. I change my frame to include her and shoot. I find these two so touching!" © Patrick Zachmann | Magnum Photos