their water - Malawi Photo

Photographer’s Note

a woman showing what water they drink and use at home. this village doesn't have access to any borehole and they take water from a very shallow well
a parto of the work about The Hunger Project organization for NEED magazine

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eleparc (24059) 2007-05-04 13:12

wow! those colors are splashing on my screen! a very meaningful note to go with your photo.

faubry (32499) 2007-05-04 13:35

bonsoir maciej, very poignant and photo reportage here.. a lot emotion... thanks
francine

sengir (4946) 2007-05-04 14:28

fajne kolorki i fajna fota, choc jak tematem jest woda to nie wiem czy jednak nie rozegrałbym inaczej GO.
Pozdrowienia z Jemenu :)

shepstone (80) 2007-05-04 16:15

very impression-full photo, particularly the child's shy-serious gaze. Caught very well.
Thank's
Hans

jjcordier (25446) 2007-05-05 1:51

Une photo de reportage très expressive avec ce regard d'enfant si intense devant cette eau, source de vie et bien si précieux...
Amicalement
JJ

Furachan (0) 2007-05-05 4:14

Close, CLOSE shooting in this tightly cropped shot. Everything works wellhere, from the colors to the metal cup thrust forward almost 3-D like towards us...
Very nice work indeed.
Just back from Vietnam,
Francis

PeterC (2242) 2007-05-08 20:09

Maciej,
Nice shot i like the tight crop and the way you have the V shape with the boy and the babies leg leading us to the water but i find the crop a little tight. I feel i can only really related to the boy would have liked to have seen the other faces of the mother and child.

Cheers
Peter
green later

mugush (2088) 2007-05-14 18:36

Thats what trekearth is for,'showing true face of world' very well done Machiej.. i like your work and subjects you worked on..
technically speaking good composition, look at the expression on child's face.
thanks for sharing
love
mugush

sarahnatalie (693) 2007-08-02 21:08

My goodness this is an excellent post, Maciej! I don't really know what to say. It tells an incredible story in a simple image and a few words. The tight crop is effective in showing the closeness of the family and the protection from the mother over her beautiful children. I only wish the hand in the foreground were slightly sharper. Otherwise, I think it's perfect!
Sarah