a smile on the limits... Photo

Photographer’s Note

That photo shows some refugees,children always have a smile to give,even between life and dead. The refugee field of Kibumba, 350.000 esteemed people,without any kind of supplies,under the most severe cholera epidemic break of the second half of XX century.
2.000.000 refugees on the boarder with Rwanda, about 7.000 dead/day (numbers from UN-HCR ).
Photo scan July/94

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smarcell (14437) 2008-02-19 7:16

This picture is very hard. But it could be a "picture of the year" of the World Press Competition.
The smile of the child in such a dirty, poor environment is so strong. A punch in the stomach

Regards Stefano

wolf38 (12947) 2008-02-20 0:34

Hello jose. An interesting and worth seeing Photo. It works very authentically. Actually it is a journalistic/political photo. A good picture for TE. Best regards, Wolfgang.

Polonaise (5638) 2008-02-20 5:55

Why we are so helpless.
Why we are not able to change the things in Africa ?

Loudly yelling photo.

COSTANTINO (22946) 2008-02-20 10:28

Hello Jose,
A wonderful photo with sensibility,sensitivity
and delicacy.BRAVO
costantino

leo61 (43448) 2008-02-21 11:55

Hi Jose!
A sad but still actual shot.Good quality for an over 20 years old scanned one.
Good photoshop and a great documentary.
regards,Leo

vincz (19043) 2008-02-21 12:02

Amazing picture... so strong, so true, so much depicting another dimension of life. Thanks for bringing this to our eyes!

ayansadhu (1499) 2008-02-22 19:51

a fair composition
but not a very good exposure
the quality is not that good too
the POV
could have been improved
you ought to see more good photographs here to improve your skills
all the best wishes for better photography :)

cyrrhus (2878) 2008-03-08 10:16

Hello Jose,
I'd like to thank you for all these pictures you have scanned and are sharing with us from DRCongo in 94. Even if the quality is "as is"... it is essential to put them on TE... so that most people "truly learn about the true world".
As always, reality seems less dramatic (even smiling) than the terrible note!
Eric /.

xuaxo (5771) 2008-03-08 13:38

Olá J.Diogo,
As crianças têm, normalmente, sempre uma réstia de esperança. Mas o sorriso deste menino não me parece suficiente quando penso que poderá ter sido o seu último sorriso.
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Outra coisa que me está impressionando é como é que algumas pessoas comentam ou criticam estas fotos do ponto de vista fotográfico (só ou principalmente). O que é o POV, a exposição, your skills, perante o conteúdo das imagens?
Um abraço,
F

mondele (711) 2008-03-24 2:04

Bonjour Jose,
Je suis vraiment impressionné par tes photos, quel témoignage! Et ce sourire qui contraste totalement avec la situation des réfugiés. J'ai choisi celle-ci car elle est magnifique ... d'optimisme.
Philippe.