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03/11/2015 07:29:01 AM |
| adorable children, beautiful colors. I do love your photography Mariuca, keep em coming. |
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03/10/2015 08:25:17 AM |
| I enjoyed this essay very much. I feel like I need more information to fill in some blanks and since this is Part 1 I will look forward to more parts. Bright, colorful, toys, balloons, families together. Many of the children have an adult in tow so a strong sense of family ties. A couple of children alone on the street singing for money. At this point I most like Don's idea of in-between moments as a way to think about this work. I am looking forward to Part 2. |
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03/08/2015 03:07:51 AM |
| You show the amazing difference between the expressiveness and honesty of the children, and the hardened maturity or resignation of the adults. It is, for me, a very compelling travesty, perhaps I'm being too presumptuous or ignorant. But that is how it makes me feel when I see these kind of shots. I sincerely thank you for taking me there, I don't know that I would have the foresight, courage or opportunity to do so. Your essay has such a heartfelt humanity about it, different from your formal city shots, but then again, there are similarities. |
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03/08/2015 01:39:11 AM |
| I enjoyed your essay - very much an essay I could see myself also shooting. Small vignettes into daily life in Oaxaca. I always look forward to your contributions in this side challenge. |
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03/06/2015 12:46:06 AM |
Originally posted by posthumous:
one more thing, capturing in-between moments, moments without "moment", you show a respect and empathy missing from a typical National Geographic photo essay of a foreign locale. You are, in fact, undermining their foreign-ness to accentuate their human-ness. |
I was going to post a luke-warm review of this essay until I read the quoted comment from Don. It made me look again, and reconsider my position by opening my eyes to what I'd missed or under-estimated. He's right about your reverence for the subjects, such that they aren't subjects at all but extensions of yourself. The idea of moments without "moment" is a perfect characterisation of this essay. You have honored these children by inviting them across to your side of the lens, and yourself to theirs. Hence the anti-NatGeo tribute. It's indeed the work of a humanist first and photographer only second. Thank you. |
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03/04/2015 09:58:24 AM |
| one more thing, capturing in-between moments, moments without "moment", you show a respect and empathy missing from a typical National Geographic photo essay of a foreign locale. You are, in fact, undermining their foreign-ness to accentuate their human-ness. |
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03/04/2015 09:56:25 AM |
| p.s. I also thought the diptych seemed out of place, but it was beautiful so I forgave you. |
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03/04/2015 09:55:37 AM |
| This are excellent examples of "slice of life" photographs, to put it crudely. Instead of a Decisive Moment, it's more like in-between moments, when the girl on the left is making a funny face, moments of blur, moments of chase (but of course these are all decisive moments and Bresson knew that, but maybe not all of his disciples do). I look forward to more parts of this journal. |
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03/03/2015 05:45:40 PM |
Mariuca, I was expecting pictures of hoods, boots, gloves, and piles of snow.
These images are very exotic to me. We have latino communities here but it�s not the same. You have done a nice job capturing the street life of the children of Oaxaca. I can see the close family ties, traditional values and of course beautiful colors. For me, the lone diptych seems a little out of place. The white formal dresses worn by the young girls are striking but you�ve covered this in other images. I really enjoyed your story and imagine others are in the works. Thanks
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