...more portraits made in this poverty stricken community here...http://thelazytravelphotographer.blogspot.com/
sunseeker said:Great shots, where you focus on the subject instead of pixel-peeping. Really "alive" images.
One question:
How do you cope with the poverty and the situation, during your photography? In other words: you just pop in and say "hello, I just take a few pictures of you, can you sit here and watch the camera please?".
I think that it would sound quite awkward.
You do a good job, reporting these situations. But I would feel unconfortable. I would be afraid that people would answer me "leave me alone", and I would feel bad, with my high-tech camera in this dramatic situations.
Can you share your point of view, and approach?
Thank you for your post, made me reflect.
bycostello said:sad thing is.. i'm living in china right now and some of the things i've seen make them look wealthy!
Great images..........Ivan Muller said:...more portraits made in this poverty stricken community here...http://thelazytravelphotographer.blogspot.com/
+1expatinasia said:I have travelled (and lived) extensively in some of the poorest countries in the world, and I often find that the poorest people sometimes live the richest lives.
And the most sincere, and heart warming smile I have ever seen came from those areas too.
Often makes me wonder whether we have the understanding of poverty all wrong....
+1000expatinasia said:I have travelled (and lived) extensively in some of the poorest countries in the world, and I often find that the poorest people sometimes live the richest lives.
And the most sincere, and heart warming smile I have ever seen came from those areas too.
Often makes me wonder whether we have the understanding of poverty all wrong....
btw I have been mugged at knife point twice already and all my equipment stolen..its not something I care to experience for a 3rd time and so I take great care of my personal safety...no image imo is worth dying for, so yes I don't go into areas I would consider too dangerous...and so these images were made in a relatively safe environment...
Ivan Muller said:...or comprehensive insurance!