Captain Bill Lafond, 60 year old fisherman at Gloucester, owns three boats. Gloucester, Massachusetts 1944

Gordon Parks's 1944 photograph "Captain Bill Lafond, 60 year old fisherman at Gloucester, owns three boats. Gloucester, Massachusetts," captures the stoic essence of a weathered fisherman. The black and white image portrays Captain Lafond in a moment of quiet reflection as he smokes a pipe, his weathered hands holding the pipe with a practiced ease. The background is a cluttered wall of nautical tools and fishing gear, emphasizing the life of hardship and resilience experienced by the subject. This photo is part of Parks's iconic "American Moments" series, a collection of portraits that offered intimate glimpses into the lives of ordinary Americans during the mid-20th century.