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Photographer’s Note

A spontaneous game of tag with a tyre which might be played by kids the world over - these kids are from the displaced Roma community who live next to Kosova B - one of the two main power plants for the country. They were rehoused from former workers dwellings nearby where they originally sought refuge during the conflict. Plemetina is largely populated by settled Muslim Roma and Serbian families and is consequently isolated in many ways from other communities in terms of services. The pollution levels of dirty coal/anthracite power generation on the doorstep is high along with the levels of poverty and unemployment but so is the spirit of these kids. They are so physically intelligent - I would love to do some dance or movement based project with them. The NGO Balkan Sunflowers has established a learning centre for Roma children in the village and my friend and colleague Paul Gent worked with them to paint murals inside the building this Autumn.

Our guide to the village, Sami Mustafa, is a local Roma film-maker who has always lived there. He has just successfully run the first Roma film festival in Kosova with Balkan Sunflowers.

Rolling Film Festival

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bnallama (3755) 2009-10-28 5:10

Hi Kev, I love everything about this shot... the action, the blur, the smile on the boy's face and elderly man in the background. TFS and the interesting note.

sayeed_rahman (2253) 2009-10-28 9:59

You had an enterprising guide my friend..it always helps to know the right people..

A simple frame here..i dont need definition..the slow shutter has giving the sense of activity..joy..LIFE...

I am following this series..i am "reading into you" :))

'physically intelligent' - nice usage

tc Kev
sayeed

pajaran (2719) 2009-10-28 10:33

Pozdrav sa Balakana iz Srbije.
Vesela deca, igra, pokret, odlicna crno-bela fotografija dobrih tonova. Dobar rad, volim crno-belu fotografiju.
Sve najbolje, uspeh u daljem radu, zeli vam Paja.

divail (1435) 2009-10-28 19:26

Bonsoir Kev,
Une belle scène d'action. Le mouvement est bien représenté et les enfants ont l'air de bien s'amuser.
Beau choix du noir et blanc.
Diane.

ninaL (19372) 2009-10-28 23:53

Excellent !
In the middle of the action !
Superb dynamic and movement.
I like it a lot.
Best regards. Grazyna.

rigoletto (26050) 2009-10-29 8:41

Knowing personally how you react with children, seeing such an "action" photo does go well with my predictions about you. This is a lively observation and a good realization. Maybe you have summed up some future artist from there? :P
Cheers,
Deniz

Manamo (3472) 2009-10-29 12:06

hey Kev! that's a really cool shot! actually, I think this is an amazing shot! All the joy in the boy's face. it jumps at you when you open the picture. What catches they eye afterward is the man on the left...he looks like he's gonna fall...not very energic, not very joyful which is the perfect contrast with the scene going on in the foreground.
The b/w is very good as this medium really emphasizes on the emotion in a picture. Because of the color abstraction, you really concentrate on the different elements of the compo:the boys, the movement,the man, the buildings.
super!
Marc

amazon (10479) 2009-10-29 12:43

hi kev,
çok güzel bir zamanlama,siyah beyaz tonlar çok güzel,
best regards from istanbul,
iffet

omerozden (1241) 2009-10-30 2:50

hello kev,
this is simply great!
this image vibrates joy!
best regards,
omer

rajiv_077 (1355) 2009-11-04 3:25

Hi Sir

Indeed you capture a good moment there, Tyre is really a wonderful thing for play in childhood. These kids are looks very happy. A good documentary type photo.

regards

rajiv

Mistral (13678) 2009-11-19 13:43

Hi Kev,
love your framing. The movements of the children add dynamicity and their expressions throw us directly inside the action.
A smile
Luca