The future is brighter? Photo

Photographer’s Note

A lonely cornseller by the Jimbaran beach. My visit to Bali took place couple of days (or weeks) before the bali bombing... I believe this man was in a way dependant on the tourist as well to earn his life.. I believe that a lot of things have changes since I took this photo. Even though it is a bit late, I feel sorry for them...

I hope that they can look towards a brighter future.

p.s.Color print, scanned, croped and converted to BW. Just reduced the brightness

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RandomCameraGuy (3063) 2005-06-27 23:47

I like it. It's emptiness and darkness is full of feeling. I just wish that the centre of the shot were between the man and his cart.

Cheers Bala!
alex

don_narayan (2014) 2005-06-29 8:10

really nice image. Nice use of the empty space and also good composition.

ducnc (814) 2005-07-01 5:31

Veeeery impressive Bala. Both photo and words make me touched.
Ducnc

gaby (19793) 2005-07-01 13:48

Bala, splendide utilisation du noir et blanc qui colle parfaitement avec ta note et l'émotion que tu as fait passer dans ta photo -
Du grand travail
Merci et bon week end
Gaby

starbug (6924) 2005-07-01 16:13

I hope so too...as tourists we tend not to notice that these people are going through hard time, while we make use of the lower prices caused by the crisis in tourism industry. Your photo speaks volumes about the hardships of their lives, and I can't think of any words that might say it better.
Thanks for sharing!
Ola

ndb1958 (9248) 2005-07-02 2:46

Really nice composition ... good idea (... and result) to show it in black and white)... I like this picture very much and I add it to my favorites.
Nino

leoj34 (1125) 2005-07-03 7:32

salut bala
joli noir et blanc,j'aime beaucoup l'ambiance de solitude donné par ce cercle de lumiere dans la nuit noire.
ciao joel

capthaddock (28640) 2005-08-16 9:33

Hi Bala - interesting and touching, I like the strange dark composition, and also the word "Lose" adds to the sombre mood.

cessy (13647) 2005-08-17 8:04

very nice, moving, picture, Bala
excellent portrait of him, really captured his loneliness
yes for sometimes Bali suffered a lot after the bombing, but nowadays it's reviving, tourists already coming back. the wound still there, but they can anticipate for better future