Photographer’s Note
Disabled orphenage in Baghdad in Al-Latifiya district just after the war.
Mate, without steps inside an endless, timeless game.
Disabled orphenage in Baghdad in Al-Latifiya district.
In 2003 may american doctors and some iraqis went to this orphenage, for the first visit, my friend, hi is an iraqi pediatriant doctor ask me to go with him, and take som pictures there.
No beds, no toys, no nothing... just hard air inside, just screaming, just poorness... and after no really help.
Sorry ... it was repainted after, and they got some toys .. some of this kids began to play, some others just show it from the cage of the freedom...
But sometimes I think, that cages are a real cages of the freedom, 'cause they really did'nt know what is happened and happening now on the streets on Baghdad...
I know, this picture, and some of my other photos are so "graphic" ... but this is the real world ... and may be so dark, but the black is shining out under the repainted white ... and repanting the reality, renaming the dictatorship is does not mean ... we did something / they did someting for the real freedom... or just let's play with the words freedom is feardom?
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tomescuc
(2823) 2008-06-20 8:13
For me, their expressions convey a mix of fear, hopelessness, and indifference. It reflects the situation in that country now. Good portrait and framing.
cheers,
CT
brevbrev14
(370) 2008-06-20 13:50
Hi Attila, i think this isa very good image
you are so close to the boy
i love the composition with the other boy in background
great natural expressions captured
ciao!
Valeria
polter
(6028) 2008-06-20 14:07
Hi Attila !
Great as composition and extremely moving as photo, situation and so on. Their faces, their gazes are exceptional.
Greetings T.
faubry
(32197) 2008-06-20 14:19
hello Attila, this photo had a lot emotion, i like this close up portrait and other boy behind, good bW, i prefer all picture in bW for this kind of image;
have a good evening
francine
bantonbuju
(48334) 2008-06-21 9:20
people without hands in liberia, kids without their legs or steps in iraq... when will this end?...
world is too cruel...
precious work, attila...
bw, j.
Photo Information
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Copyright: bogART nemART (bogart)
(377) - Genre: People
- Medium: Black & White
- Date Taken: 2003-05-00
- Categories: Daily Life
- Camera: Cannon EOS 10D, Tamron 17-35mm f/2.8-4
- Photo Version: Original Version
- Date Submitted: 2008-06-20 7:38








