People in the ruins Photo

Photographer’s Note

Hutongs in Beijing changed quckly.
some people sad for it, some get rich by it,
some are just happy to find job for it.
this little girl' mother here can get 0.1 Chinese dollar from per brick.

I make a series of the people in the destored hutong,
more about it are here

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jinju (14265) 2006-08-11 7:52

Hi Minfang! Good to see you back on TE. Its been a while.

Love the crop here, the man is headless, reminds me of a bicycle photo I uploaded recently. This is a great variation on the cute child theme. Its refreshing that she isnt smiling or posing, but is just therw among the rubble. Good to leave it in color, the red takes her a bit out of the grey sadness of her world.

Furachan (0) 2006-08-11 7:58

Nother fine shot from my Chinese teacher ;o)
Well seen, Mingfang, I really like how you've framed and cropped this picture (in camera). You seem very comfortable with digital now. It's really very easy, no?
Off to hanoi tomorrow for a week.
All the best,
Francis

yo_fauzan (60) 2006-08-11 11:49 [Comment]

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rosiegirl (2042) 2006-08-12 1:21

It's a very unique way of showing what's going on. I like how low you've gotten to ground- we get to feel and experience with the girl. It's a great way to document the situation; the pose and mood of the girl is such a real life situation. Good work.

Rosie

zig (2450) 2006-08-13 7:56

她们的生活肯定是很辛苦的。
妈妈的工作也不会是一定的，
我看一年后妈妈没有工作了。
需要劳动力，不要了就没有工作了。
诶，关别人明天我也一样的活的了。哈哈。

tcht (7298) 2006-08-14 12:49

妳好茗芳,
So beautiful candid work. Love the frame and the postitions of the three. What I like about your pictures, as always, is that you seemed to be "invisible". I think that's extremely hard to achieve. And you get very close too. The closer you get the better the picture becomes...
Amazing work,
Cheuk Hin
Also visited your gallery...fascinating pictures!

francbois (480) 2006-08-14 12:52

Hi Mingfang!
After the rain? The eyes of the little girl are down, more like after the tears. And the walls agree, torn down too...
I understand the cutting off (so to speak) of the woman squatting behind. More than letting attention on the girl, who does not need that sort of device, but to somehow make aware of the feeling she might have of her plight.
Very poor sad girl, rich, and yes, happy shot.
Regards, F', out of...

Serendipity (1045) 2007-04-04 10:09

It's not a life for a child !
Sad picture, but not very good framed ...
Marc