I first saw this woman at St. Peters square in Rome during the day.There were people who would come up to her and kneel with her to pray and then they would give her some money. I did not think this w

Absolutely perfect.

No more words needed.

...any of Kieslowki's films to see wonderful cameos by an old woman moving slowly through the remaining time of her life. This photo reminded me instantly of it. Very good!!

This is a perfect picture, there's not much you can do to improve this one. Bravo.

A beautiful picture and a moving story to go with it.

Excellent, one of the best photos I`ve ever seen. You have sense and sensibility like a great photographer, Congrats, Carsten

it touched my heart... Thanks for sharing !

Impressive! Lovely composed, great mood and ligh here. To sum up an awesome picture!

I was fairly sure this was a setup. I'm pleasantly surprised to see that it isn't. Everything just came into place in an amazing way. Quite nice.

This is one of those images that a person can just stare at indefinately, and wonder what it must be like to be this person. It evokes so many scenarios: who is she, where is she, what has her life been like, does she have childern, was she a beautiful child..... so much to think about.

This surely is a gift from GOD.

Excellent image and story: 7/7

Great pic. The blank walls reflect her loneliness whilst protecting the uncharitable.

Sometimes God DOES want you to take the picture - perfection is his - through your hands and you just experienced it - congratulations !

Dave

The best of best!

Amazing. Too bad you never got to see her face.

I can't say enough. It's stunning.

Marvellous - truely inspirational. What would have been even more amazing, is if you managed to capture her image head on as well.

I see pain in this photo...perhaps a lifetime of pain. But I also see hope in the path of light.

Beautifully done!

This is truly a work of artistic genius.

DEFINETLY THE BEST PICTURE I'VE EVER SEEN, CONGRATULATIONS!!!!

Like some others have suggested, this photo really deserves to be a POW. It?s great to see this kind of images from time to time in PN. The exposure is amazing, perfect.And your explanation helps us to understand the image.

A picture with multiple dimensions!! the light plays such a resplendent role

From darkness to light- beautifully shot. This is a masterpiece. Would like to see more great pictures from you. Heartiest congratulations.

Amazingly simple, painfully beautiful.

This is just awesome, no other words to describe it, and after reading your experience on shooting this photo, i agree that you were given another (better) chance to shoot her, it just cant get better than this. i am moved and mesmerized by this photograph. cheers!