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Midnight_sun (1939) 2005-04-20 6:07

A very moving shot, there is something about photos that show people with no shoes as symbolising real poverty. In england, all the homeless peole wear old nike trainers and have quite a few clothes; quite a different poverty to the one this kid faces.

The crop is excellent, catching this crucial detail and making the person anonomous is important here, as is the details of the ground- not even a paved road where we could imagine someone might see the kid...

maciekda (19599) 2005-04-20 6:14

interesting picture Avis, very moving. very good tight crop, original subject. hard to comment this photo, but it is not 'cold' photography, somehow I see that you put your heart into this frame. good and sensitive work

nerve (10212) 2005-04-20 6:20

I like this compo. a lot Avishek..
you will have "no-note" approach for a while? lol .. i like the rugged feeling in this shot. very nice..
bw

gaby (19793) 2005-04-20 7:39

A very strong picture -
Thanks
gaby

karina (1084) 2005-04-20 8:01

A sensitive and interesting shot. I like the concept of seeing a part of a person, kind of like a faceless anonymity combined with detailed intimacy. The weathered foot and hand against the rough ground has such an air of hardship.

rowanb (864) 2005-04-20 8:45

quite a moving image.
excellent use of b&w

sohrab (7423) 2005-04-20 9:55

yup
this one is strong
the feet of a man can tell a lot
especially for the underprivileged who don't have anything to protect their souls and they really tell us about the hard lives led by the people
i tried a few of these myself. will post a scan from a contact sheet in a while as a workshop.. can't find the rest
but will lso give links to 2 other shots..
one by te member olav murillo
and the other by sebastiao salgado :)
olav
salgado
salgado's photograph was taken during a drought in africa
take care :)

[workshop] [compare]

Luan (15935) 2005-04-21 4:10

Hello Avishek,
your B&W pictures serie are great, a bit difficult to look at beacause I can imagine the hard life conditions of these kids...so sad. It's so moving but your composition is very humble and sentive.
Good, good, good.
Luan

eleparc (24059) 2005-04-22 11:45

another strong shot from your series! was it the same kid? those shots could be displayed in a gallery and i am sure it would get some real recognition! great work my friend! powerful and meaninful!
Eric

faubry (32419) 2005-04-24 5:08

a very sensitiv shot, it's the same child what you have posted? i like really , superbe
francine

Paker (2636) 2005-05-03 10:38

I must say from all of your most recent pictures (b&w) this one speaks to me the most. I think b&w works beautifully here and adds seriousness and symbolism to this picture that color would not be able to (IMHO).
regards,
Krzysztof

nygus (8077) 2005-05-13 20:04

exellent contrast and detail. composition and topic rules

coco (28130) 2009-07-14 2:58

Hi Avishek.

What great, powerful but at the same time nice work.
Wonderful subject and use of black and white.

Regards.