The Story of Poverty

tbastentbasten Registered Users Posts: 26 Big grins
edited June 11, 2011 in People
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Peru - 2008

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  • TropheusTropheus Registered Users Posts: 30 Big grins
    edited June 10, 2011
    Quite evocative.
    Makes me sad.
    Job done. Good shot, very effective.
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  • dbvetodbveto Registered Users Posts: 660 Major grins
    edited June 10, 2011
    I like the shot, but it does not say poverty to me, I have had neighborhood kids that look like her with the dirt shirt from playing hard.
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  • briandelionbriandelion Registered Users Posts: 512 Major grins
    edited June 10, 2011
    I agree with dbveto- not enough pictoral info to tell the story.
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  • tbastentbasten Registered Users Posts: 26 Big grins
    edited June 10, 2011
    It really isn't about the poverty itself, I see it more of how people deal with poverty and kids do to get by. This girls expression has so many different feelings, Happiness, playful, shy etc...
  • dave.turleydave.turley Registered Users Posts: 107 Major grins
    edited June 11, 2011
    I agree with tbasten.The title explains that poverty is here, and the light in the childs eyes and her expression lifts her out of that for me. She does look like many hard playing kids in any area like was said, but the context has been explained.
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  • YaflyyadieYaflyyadie Registered Users Posts: 558 Major grins
    edited June 11, 2011
    Very nice take.
    To my untrained eye, the door behind the girl sends a strong statement of poverty, even if there were no title for this composition.
    IMHO.
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