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Swimming with one arm


Swimming with one arm
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Copyright: Thanh Nguyen (ngythanh) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 505 W: 139 N: 2278] (8315)
Genre: People
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-03-19
Categories: Daily Life
Camera: Canon EOS 20D, Canon EF 70-200 F4 L, SanDisk Ultra II 2Gg
Exposure: f/14.0, 1/250 seconds
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Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): The Floating Misery, A quick return to Chong Kneas, Navigation enfantine... [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2007-12-17 3:20
Viewed: 1052
Points: 4
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Chong Kneas, Siem Reab, Cambodia.
This Vietnamese boy is living over the surface of Tonle Sap Great Lake, in a Vietnamese floating village.
He lost one arm in an accident. Now that he is making his days with the left-over arm. He can swim with one arm. He moves around in this bowl. He represents the condition of the entire community of Vietnamese in Cambodia: hopeless, helpless.

For more info, please refer to this theme:

The Floating Misery.

If you meet Santa Claus, please let him know about the story.
Thanks.
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  • Jeppo Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 651 W: 2 N: 565] (4832)
  • [2007-12-17 4:03]

Hi Thanh,

dramatic picture...an excellent reportage from a place we only use to know for Angkor Wat.

TFS
Silvio

Cheers to this little warrior! Look at that smile..... it's heart-warming enough for me :))

Well.... I don't think he's helpless.....just look at how he managed to row... and I don't think he's hopeless either, 'coz I believe that while there's life, there's hope :)

Anyways, thank you for sharing this :)

Peace to you,
Kaye

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