Ship Breaking Yard 008, a photo from Chittagong, Sud

Photographer's Note

Its time for lunch. These labourers are waiting for boat that carry them to shore.

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jtclee77 (492) 2006-11-13 21:38

Nice shot. Very nice composition. I like how the ship took up 1/2 of the picture. and the sillouhettes of the people. Very nicely done.

TFS

Alain (302) 2006-11-13 22:04

I also like how the ship takes so much space in the photo. Too bad the left silhouettes got their feet cut off. Still a great photo. B&W works well here.

Furachan (0) 2006-11-13 23:25

Wahid, I admire you for sticking with this powerful theme, my friend. And here, once again you have hit the jackpot. The huge looming shape of the ship next to the tiny sihouettes of the men...rpiceless.
very well seen,
Best,
Francis

stiginthedump (1833) 2006-11-13 23:44

I love the figures here. Their small size really oes show the immense size of the ship. Yes, it would have been nice to have included their feet, but that's only a minor thng.

Thanks

sayan (2617) 2006-11-14 0:56

Hello Wahid,

I like this composition very much. Lovely use of space and the silhouette of small men in beside the huge ship is really well framed. A nice work overall.
regards
Sayan

Andre-H (1271) 2006-11-14 1:19

Hi Wahid,

I like your perspective here, and the black and white works well. The men certainly are dwarfed by that huge ship.

I have a practical question for you. I am hoping to be able to visit India, and neighbouring countries, sometime in a year or so, and I am particularly interested in visiting a ship-breaking yard. I'd really like to go to the one in Alang, Gujarat, but others would do too. However, due to the awful working conditions, the yard people don't want visitors with cameras coming through. I wonder how you managed to visit the yard in Chittagong.

;-D

André

rhizomes (15343) 2006-11-16 7:43

Hi Wahid,
Very nice composition with these three men giving the scale of this huge ship.
I like this b/w picture !
Christophe

nbj (2097) 2006-12-10 8:09