What's in their future? Photo

Photographer’s Note

Here are two more girls from the Twatasha Basic School. I visited their school while visiting my cousin who was working in Zambia and was friends with their teacher.

I'm a teacher too and as a teacher, I feel like I get to have a direct impact on the future. These two girls are not my students and go to school a world away from where I teach, but I think this picture gives the viewer the feeling of being their teacher. Kids come to school with a lot of hope and uncertainty. It is the teacher's role to give them something to help shape their future.

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leo61 (43438) 2008-08-29 10:53

Hi Kate!
Good question!
This is a great B&W multiportrait with good contrast.I like the different expressions at the kid`s faces.
Regards,Leo

noborders (14199) 2008-09-04 1:44

I like a lot the photos of your travel there and I hope that you have more of them ! Again an important photo and I guess that it was very difficult to ask them not to look at you (as the way they are looking is slightly inexpressive - but of course they are shy and good student).

Nice photo, B&W appropriate,
Compliments,
Cath.
(NB : Just thinking : maybe were you also on a tight schedule, probably not on your own but I imagine that if you had had more time and waited a bit longer, they would have been bent on their books, started to write again or listen with attention to their teacher : the photo would have been even more "talking").

faubry (32323) 2008-09-18 10:57

hello Kate, a interesting note, what is their future??? that is the question... good bW choice.
soon
francine

horatiuTT (4566) 2008-10-04 10:21

Your group photos are really charming beautiful
posing and glances.\very intimate moment
.\well done,
Horatiu

andywo (2893) 2008-10-22 10:05

Hello Kate
Very good shot, I like the B&W version and composition. Your note is very interesting.
Best regards!
Andrzej

rawai1966 (30) 2008-11-29 8:56

Hi Kate!
I like your title, picture and note very much. B&W set the perfect mood for this particular photo.
A teacher is like a ferry, year after year of taking the student across the trouble water safely from one shore to the other.
Well done & TFS. Warmest regards from Thailand. AJ.

diegomach (471) 2009-03-22 18:01

Kate es muy interesante tu comentario, me prece que tu labor es muy importante para mejorar este mundo.
La fotografía es muy buena y tiene una perfecta profundidad de campo que avarca en detalle los elementos posteriores al primer plano. Los ojos de inocencia de las niñas son grandiosos, esos ojos, tambien son ojos de esperanza.
Felicitaciones

madredeus (376) 2009-04-14 13:42