Guest Guest Posted October 20, 2013 A very compelling documentary shot, hard to look at but effective and real. The starkness of the baby against the white is supported by the starkness of the white against the black and the triangular shapes you form. The baby's mouth being open like that is a wrenching expression for me to bear. Photography and good photography is certainly not always pretty and you've expressed something of the real world, a harsh reality, yet with the stamp of photographic gesture that insinuates itself into the viewer as a very personal view. You help make us part of this world by showing it so unflinchingly. The photographic-ness doesn't get in the way, which it often can in documentary work. It is supportive rather than dominating, strong yet not overbearing. Link to comment
pnital 36 Posted October 22, 2013 As Fred G. wrote about a photo of yours that he liked, and I did not see you lately, I went to see what was this photo.So first, it has to be seen enlarged ! The second is that for 11 years I was in charge of a maternity hospital.I was looking into the different departments and solving problems. Close to my heart was the premature department of the babies, because it was really interesting to follow and see how these small ones are copping with thier early birth. It was a real struggle of them, living in the incubators. and the utmost struggle of the medical team to help them grow to the time to be sent home. Seeing this photo of yours, brought tears to my eyes, remembering the happy days when they won the battle and were sent home, and the relative few, but still sad ones. Apurva, I totaly agree with Fred's comment, and thank you very much for this beauty, and memories . I hope and wish, that this little one overcomed the jaundiice problem ,and was sent home ! Link to comment
Apurva Madia 0 Posted October 22, 2013 Fred and Pnina,Thanks a lot for the interest both of you showed here and the really kind and compassionate comments. I took this photo on a film camera, a Canon AE1 Program, while I was doing my MD residency in 1984. I developed the film in my bathroom which I used to do then and got out a print on my friend's enlarger.This photo won a first prize then in 1984 at our local photo club competition!Neonates develop jaundice because sometimes they cannot metabolize their own destructed RBCs. In such cases they have to be bombarded with harsh florescent light which destroys the accumulated bilrubin in their skins. The eye band is to protect their retinas from this harsh light. Most of them recover well. Link to comment
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