article_snippet.sent: (CNN)Eternally blooming in Kolkata, India, along the Hooghly River is Malik Ghat, a wholesale flower market that attracts more than 2,000 sellers each day.
article_snippet.sent: Hermann Photographer Ken Hermann visited a wholesale flower market in India that attracts more than 2,000 sellers each day for Photographer Ken Hermann project "Flower Man," which is a series of portraits that casts light upon the people behind the petals.
article_snippet.sent: When Photographer Ken Hermann was in Kolkata working on another assignment, Photographer Ken Hermann went to a wholesale flower market in India that attracts more than 2,000 sellers each day as a tourist.
article_snippet.sent: After that first encounter with Malik Ghat, Photographer Ken Hermann captivation with a wholesale flower market in India that attracts more than 2,000 sellers each day did not diminish and Photographer Ken Hermann became intent on returning.
article_snippet.sent: Photographer Ken Hermann was able to spend about 10 days at a wholesale flower market in India that attracts more than 2,000 sellers each day, and did not allow any challenges to hinder the completion of "Flower Man.
article_snippet.sent: I had a really clear idea before I went (to a wholesale flower market in India that attracts more than 2,000 sellers each day) about what I wanted to do," Photographer Ken Hermann said.
article_snippet.sent: Photographer Ken Hermann first tried shooting under a bridge near a wholesale flower market in India that attracts more than 2,000 sellers each day, but quickly realized the lighting did not match the mood
article_snippet.sent: Although the composition of the majority of Photographer Ken Hermann's portraits encompasses the flower sellers in front of a neutral background, other portraits forgo this characteristic and consequently bring a sense of movement and fluidity to "Flower Man.
article_snippet.sent: Photographer Ken Hermann compares Malik Ghat to the environments of financial trading and fish markets.
article_snippet.sent: Similar to the commitment needed to effectively and successfully operate within the financial and food industries, Photographer Ken Hermann emphasized that the competitive atmosphere of the market and work ethic of the flower sellers was a major factor in whether a seller would agree to have the flower sellers portrait made.
article_snippet.sent: When viewing Photographer Ken Hermann's photos, this fact leaves viewers to consider if it is not the flowers that are decorations, but rather the sellers who bring vibrancy to the flowers.
article_snippet.sent: Photographer Ken Hermann plans to return to Malik Ghat and looks forward not only to the opportunity to photograph different kinds of flowers -- as the range varies based on the seasons -- but also to the chance to present the flower sellers featured in "Flower Man" with their portraits.
highlights_snippet.sent: Malik Ghat is a wholesale flower market in India that attracts more than 2,000 sellers each day .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: Photographer Ken Hermann spent 10 days at a wholesale flower market in India that attracts more than 2,000 sellers each day photographing Photographer Ken Hermann project "Flower Man" 