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A young girl with a sack on Smoky Mountain - a mountain of garbage

in Phnom Penh, in Stung Meanchey district. Early afternoon, most of

Cambodian children are at school at that time...

superb shoot . very strong & sad

very impressive as document... and as photograph!

great shot. you oviously went to the trouble to shot this any it has paid off.

very powerful, great use of foreground and background, and nice off center cropping. suggest brightening or lightening her face just a little to bring it out a bit from the shadowy quality of it. also wonder what a black and white would look like, though the colors here add something to the image's power, so i mean in addition to, not in replacement of.

Maciej, I can imagine being in the location that you were in... I guess its not the most pleasant place to be, but you captured the characters in it very well. 7/7

Como en la anterior foto,,excelente,,perfecta luz y encuadre,,,un cordial saludo....6/6

this is the best pic, i ve seen here for the last time... do you know the work of philip coggan, you might be interested, best regards

One thirty year-old photo of mine remembers me ago, done in Italy in a camp of nomad.

Sorry, I don't like this image. It's stereotypical. You write "...when most...are at school" - why did you photograph this kid? Because it fits everyone elses stereotypes? What's the point of this shot anyway

 

excellent:=)

Perfect comment.Best regards.BoraBenic.

dont like it, he looks like taken out from some other picture and gloed on the background, to me the wrong f/stop

 

regards

excellent!!!

oh, great documentary but so sad story!

BIliana

I hope you gave the kid some money so she and her family could have a good dinner. Beyond that good use of selective DOF and balance. Unless your a journalist I find these shots patronizing.

I have to comment on the photo first;

 

Well composed and great expression captured. This whole series of yours is wonderful.. I especially loved "laughter" and recognized this immediately as from the same shoot.

 

Now, I'll comment on comments;

 

Why being a "journalist" would exempt someone from being "patronizing" I have NO idea. It seems to me that the "patronization" would lie in getting paid for the work, and NOT in doing it for the sake of its artistic value, or for the purpose of capturing life as it TRULY is, or in telling the story. (which, to my understanding, would be "the point" in taking this photo)

 

If the "journalist" is getting paid, it seems to me that HE/SHE would be the one that should give the subjects "money for good dinners". Give them ALL the paycheck and royalties if you find yourself doubting your intentions!!

 

sorry... but I had to spout. ;o)

 

Too many "professional" photographers follow the misconception that they have sole rights in capturing and telling the wonderful and sometimes horribly sad story that is true life. SO very wrong they are!!

 

VERY WELL done, my friend!!

 

jb

Some of us seem to take ourselves far too seriously. The point here is not about who is justified in taking such a shot. What an odd argument. Are journalists the only individuals with stories to tell? And I can't see you taking this shot because it fits some kind of stereotype.

 

Your photo does allow some small insight into the child's life. Most of us are very fortunate for not having known such a life.

I have seen a lot of your pictures and do not find them patronizing at all. I know you have a passion for traveling and respect for the people you photograph. To me the pictures are an insight in other cultures and their lives - and why not share them with us. So keep on the good work !!!!

Amazing that some people actually live like that.

Thank god that Denmark has a good security net for the poor.

Touching photo, and filled with atmosphere.

Stefan: what f/stop would be appropriate here? checked the exif and it was 1/250s, f/5.6, fill-in flash, FEC -2.

Excellent...

GREAT!

This is really excellent photo, touching my heart.I do like very much that kind of photography but my equipment is very poor yet so.... maybe in the future.Thanks for sharing.6/7

Excellent documentary syle