On Wed, Oct 31, 2012 at 11:01 PM, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: > Well, I have a dilemma here and your opinion would help me. I do take photos > of beggars from time to time but I try not to exploit them and do try to show > them in a very "human" way. > > So here's today's PESO: > > http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.ca/2012/10/bloor-station-rush-hour.html?m=0
I think you did a fine job in portraying the subject, and not in a humiliating way Dave > > Exploiting or no? It's obviously a jarring image and one that many will find > uncomfortable to look at (indeed one ~should~ feel uncomfortable). > > However my thoughts are, firstly, that I take pictures of all sorts of people > from business people to firefighters to construction workers; beggars are as > much a part of a city as anyone else. Secondly, I think there's a story here > that goes beyond simply, "here's a beggar, let's gawk." I won't tell you what > I think that story is; if the viewer can't see stories then the photo > obviously isn't working (for that viewer). > > So if you have thoughts on this photo and whether I should display it I would > love to hear them. > > And comments on the photo itself are welcome. > > Thanks, > frank > > > > "If the world were clear, art would not exist." -- Albert Camus > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
