The Bodyguard 1 Photo

Photographer’s Note

Bodyguards are a fact of life in Colombia and come in all shapes and sizes. This is one of the more elegant ones, although his concentration on the job is not 100%.

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wilkinsonsg (8646) 2004-03-23 8:12 [Comment]

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gringofil (0) 2004-03-23 22:46

Interesting shot...talk about Daily Life! I think this is what TE is about, getting a glimpse into all parts of the world and all subjects for that matter. The angle is very Hollywood and given the fact that the guy is in shadow and the rest of the scene is in total sunshine, you nailed the exposure right. Maybe a B&W version would work as well. Good shot!

a0alv (1) 2004-04-02 18:04

Just some data about Colombia:
We have the oldest democracy in Latin America.
World’s largest producer of emeralds (60%), frogs, birds, carnations and orchids.
Second producer of butterflies, plants, fresh water fish and roses in the world.
Third producer of coffee, reptiles and bananas in the world.
Number 1 in visits to a public library in the world.
Rodolfo Llinas: NASA´s Neurociences director.
Gabriel Garcia Marquez: Nobel Price winner.
Andrés Jaramillo Botero: one of 2,000 most influential scientists of the 20th Century with his research in Nanotechnology.
Mauel Elkin Patarroyo: Scientist that discovered the vaccine against the malaria and donated it to the World Health Organization.
Fernando Botero: One of the most prestigious artists in the world.
Shakira: #1 in Latin Billboard (#6 in US).
Carlos Vives: #1 in Latin Billboard.
The Kogis: the oldest Indian tribe in the planet.

And unfortunately guys like you don’t find a better subject to make a Picture.

We don’t need people like you In Colombia!!

jufego (78) 2005-06-05 13:45

...This is part of the real-life, but it`s far for represent the totality of the Colombian nation...
How ever, i had discovered that the inhabitants of foreing countries have a distorsionated idea of the south american reality.
You can find violence every where, and droug, and prostitution etc. (as in your oun countries)... i guess you find this kind of photo "exotic", because talk about the "latin Macho" or something...
About the photo, i dont find nothing outstanding... a lot of elements for distract,and the deep of field don`t help it.