“Yet there's something contemporary about them”

“With their soft focus and milky texture, Afzal's pictures appear to have been plucked from the past. But their subjects, identified as Andrea and Ena, don't gaze earnestly into the lens, the way people did in photography's early days. The girls look away, as if not entirely prepared to cooperate. In an age when people are photographed frequently — even incessantly — the subject is no longer required to engage the camera.” Mark Jenkins, Washington Post.