Any photo can be exploitive. We're all taking advantage of what the world reveals when creating our images. Every photo exploits something. Sometimes, the homeless are easy targets and not much beyond their pitiful condition is revealed. But here, the figures rushing past in the foreground that frame the subject are transformative. They provide take the photo to another level.. I would say that this is a worthy subject that makes a statement above and beyond the condition of the subject by relating him to the rest of the world and creating an interesting image in the process.
Perhaps I'm over thinking it, but I find it to be a very interesting and moving photo. Speaking of exploitation, I've grown weary of Detroit "devastation porn." You don't have to have people in the pics to exploit a bad situation. Paul On Oct 31, 2012, at 11:01 PM, [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 > > 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. -- 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.
