Sweepers

torags

An ordinary picture of an ordinary guy.

If he worked for the City of New York, he would be in a union with decent pay, security, good vacation & sick leave.



However, he works in Delhi, India. He is an untouchable of a caste system alive and well in India.

He is born into it and has no upward economic mobility. His jobs, limited by the society to clean and do menial tasks. He can run a crematorium and become economically middle class, but will always be discriminated against; as in not being able to eat where he wants and some not willing to use dishware he has used.

Sound familiar?

Personally, I associate with them, since I picked up garbage for the Parks Department as a kid. Here are some more (all untouchables).
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MomaZunk

No. 2 really draws me in. I love lines, and they are prominent, so that may have a little to do with it. The subject is looking right at you, and that interests me as well.

billseye

MomaZunk wrote: »

No. 2 really draws me in. I love lines, and they are prominent, so that may have a little to do with it. The subject is looking right at you, and that interests me as well.

I agree that #2 is a very well composed, effective image.... technically spot on in so many ways. That said, there's just something about the light and contextual atmosphere of #1 that keeps me looking.
for all of them!

ian408

Another interesting series of a different life.

black mamba

Very nice work, Rags.

Tom

bfjr

black mamba wrote: »

Very nice work, Rags.

Tom

Yes indeed.

torags

Thanks for all the kind comments, they're much appreciated