w/nw Little boys

Steve Belden - great shot.

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Hahaha. He'd better watch out for anything by Sally Mann too. I don't get why it's wrong

to post the image...

Thank you George.

Thanks, Christopher. Great shots, all.

Johhnycake, You might wish to read this discussion. The fear of looking at children with prurient desires usually lies within people who speak most rabidly against it.

 

http://www.photo.net/photo/1863073

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Taking calls on grandpa's Autometer IV<div></div>

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Exploitation of children is wrong. The boy appears to be washing cars. He's working. I

further suspect that although his work was "fee-for-service," he, personally, didn't receive

the money. He has no pockets. That he might be unclothed as "advertising" for a car

washing service offends me deeply. So, unless I planned a photographic essay about the

exploitation of children, I would not have taken the photo. I am not offended by his nudity.

 

http://www.un.org/rights/dpi1765e.htm

Johnnycake,

 

I realise this is a late response to this thread but I wont to point out that NO ONE was exploiting these children for anything. Although they are definately impoverished, as everyone in this area appeared to be, they certainly werent washing anyones cars.

 

They would climb onto the ferries as they backed out and in the few minutes while they turned around people would through coins into the shallow water and the boys would dive in after them... Nothing more and nothing less! They did not travel on the ferry.

 

This is the Internet and as such its very easy to make assumptions and have views without knowing the peolple on the other side nor seeing their expressions. You have been around this forum for a while now and I assume you would have seen me as well. If its not the nudity that you reacted to then in future please raise a question. I actually have photos that do represent exploitation although it may not be so obvious. See the images of the Long Neck Karen people in North Thailand. The only reason they continue to place those rings on their necks is because tour operators pay them ~US$13/mth to do it.

 

I live in Asia and what I photograph is an attempt to capture life here. The good with the bad and without trying to make too many judgements...