Frank, it is a slice of life that we often seek to ignore or avoid. I think it is important to recognize the existence of people who are in this condition, and to think about what we can and should do about it. I am involved with several programs that reach out to the homeless and the hungry. I think that any photograph or anything else that calls attention to the problem is a valuable attempt to help more of us to see the problem and consider what our response should be.
Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola 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 > > 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.
