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08/25/2002 08:25:35 PM · #1 |
I just cruised through the entries for "childhood" and I'm totally bummed out! A belt, a cage, locked in a closet....a grave? Ack!
I'm also semi-depressed 'cause there were about 25 submissions of what was my best idea for the week. I ended up not shooting anything because I just wasn't "in the zone" with this challenge. I hope I snap out of it for the next one.
Oh well...off to bed. 8)
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08/25/2002 08:32:07 PM · #2 |
Robs,
I personally cudnt submit anthing in the 'Childhood' challenge due to some time constraints, but i couldnt believe by the concepts that I can see now. To be honest, myself had much better ideas than what I can see currently.
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08/25/2002 08:33:05 PM · #3 |
| Me too. this is my worst submission to date. :( |
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08/25/2002 08:33:18 PM · #4 |
unfortunately, childhood is not the peaceful, playful event for some people that it was for others. i have friends who could probably relate to those pics more than the toys, swings, etc.
just 'cause it was childhood, doesn't mean it was happy.
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08/25/2002 08:40:02 PM · #5 |
Originally posted by karmat:
unfortunately, childhood is not the peaceful, playful event for some people that it was for others. i have friends who could probably relate to those pics more than the toys, swings, etc.
just 'cause it was childhood, doesn't mean it was happy.
Well...I will say that my mom was a little worried about what I was going to submit for this challenge. Probably could have submitted both the belt and the closet photo. I didn't, but I could have. I am glad that I am not the only one that realizes that all childhood isn't happy. For a bit there, I thought I was alone. |
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08/25/2002 08:40:15 PM · #6 |
| How does it sound if we all discuss here what we expected in the submissions. |
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08/25/2002 09:58:14 PM · #7 |
I expected a bunch of swings ;oP
Surprise. Surprise. Surprise. (use your best Gomer impersonation) |
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08/27/2002 11:15:32 PM · #8 |
Personally, the last thing I would like to see is a image that gives me "warm fuzzies." Childhood in many cases doesn't equal joy and happyness.
I didn't take the pic of the grave (or the others you mentioned), but I rated the grave shot pretty high. To me it was a deep statement. It really touched me and it was a risk for the author to submit I'm sure.
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08/28/2002 12:16:20 AM · #9 |
I was lucky. I had a very warm and happy childhood. I was, even at the time, never ignorant enough to assume that everyone was so lucky.
Whilst I expected that the majority of images would be of more traditional childhood memories, I was also expecting some much darker ones and they are scoring just as high from me as the happy counterparts.
What's depressing is not that there are a number of photos here about depressing childhoods but that so many children in the world have to LIVE through depressing childhoods at all.
If the photo depresses you think about the real life of that child who knew nothing more than violence or abuse or neglect or hunger throughout his or her childhood.
If anyone is interested, charities like ActionAid allow you to sponsor a child in a more deprived country for as long as the child and community need support. Charities like the NSPCC (National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children) work hard against cruelty to children within their homes and lives. There are, I am sure, equivalents to that charity in most countries where we have members. And lastly, I think we need to try and be aware of what's going on around us and ready to step in as individuals if we need to. That might be no more than alerting local social services if you are worried about something.
Kavey
* This message has been edited by the author on 8/28/2002 7:24:10 AM.
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08/28/2002 11:32:18 PM · #10 |
Sorry... did I kill this thread?
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08/29/2002 04:14:58 AM · #11 |
I honestly was not expecting to see the photos that are in this one at all! Dont get me wrong, I have personal childhood issues too. So it's not like I think everything is rosey and perfect. But I still don't think that things like closets, gravesites, and belts represent childhood just by looking at the photo. They represent a personal memory to the photographer perhaps. That is different. One child that died too young is one child. Childhood to the viewer is not necessarily the same. So it is not really the representation of childhood that I expected.
* This message has been edited by the author on 8/29/2002 10:12:19 AM.
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08/29/2002 04:40:16 AM · #12 |
I was not expecting those representation either BUT I respect them and finally .. vote for them as well the same way as the other .... if it is a sad one and the icture is 'nice' in its way and the feeling is greatly expressed .... I give a good score.
Lionel
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08/29/2002 05:39:12 AM · #13 |
Originally posted by TerryGee:
But I still don't think that things like closets, gravesites, and belts REPRESENT childhood. They represent a personal memory.
Then what DOES represent childhood? All the happy happy photos include subject matter that represents personal memories too. Is it just down to the percentages of people who experienced that memory? If more than 50% of kids experienced a certain thing in their childhood - swings, cookies and milk, balloons - does that mean that these things represent childhood? Does it need to be 60% or perhaps 40%?
I would say that ALL things that we consider to represent childhood are based on personal memories - whether or not others identify with them as a representation of childhood is down to whether or not they shared those same experiences. Certainly, where the experiences were shared by a smaller minority of people, there will be less identification from the masses. But that doesn't mean (in my mind) that those things don't represent childhood. Just that they don't represent childhood to as many individuals as another thing might.
:)
This is interesting!
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