The first evidence for an external, projecting nose is seen in fossils of Homo erectus, the species of humans that lived from nearly two million years ago until at least 500,000 years ago. Prior to Homo erectus, hominins had more prognathic (projecting) faces and flatter noses. Although many a modern human nose can be described as a schnoz, there is great variety in their sizes and shapes. Homo neanderthalensis as a rule had an even more pronounced nose and prognathic mid-face, which was probably a function of adapting to colder climates. A larger nasal cavity allowed for greater warming and humidifying of cold air before it reached the lungs.
Camera: Hasselblad/Imacon Format: Digital Lens: Unrecorded Speed and F-Stop: 1/125 @ f/25
Weather Conditions: Indoors Time of Day: Afternoon Lighting Techniques: Studio strobes Special Comments: This is a profile of Jan Kubasiewicz, and it took real courage for him to sit for a portrait that was the subject of the "prominent human nose." Because I was shooting with a digital camera, I was able to show Jan the photographs as they were being made, and in the end he was pleased with them.
