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very impressive b/w-s. great report. congrats.
r00tt · 2008-03-14: 14:16
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very good portrait !!
vterezia · 2008-03-14: 14:20
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świetnie Rashad! piękny post!
FromMyInside · 2008-03-14: 15:16
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Yeah, heart - breaking, but I think every kind of job has it`s own shiny side. I haven`t been doing shoe shining - but I was working in different, very hard jobs. The most important thing is to get a distance to what You`re doing and don`t look look on another person from above, because everyone is equal. Great shots.
vitzeq · 2008-03-14: 15:58
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realyy heart breaking ,but job is job,nice capture freind
mojaroo · 2008-03-14: 23:58
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Beautiful work, interesting topic, great shots.
mintra · 2008-03-15: 00:43
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Interesting question. The real questions are really: Does this man feel satisfied? Is he content? How does he measure that? What really makes a "successful" life? It's different for everyone. My values are not necessarily yours, though I'm sure there are many, many areas that overlap - like compassion, generosity, and love for our fellow man, for starters. The values within our own society - heck - even our own families - even our own personal values change throughout our lives. I find that I'm living a much simpler life than I did in the past, and I'm happier for it. For example, I always drove expensive cars - but my little 10 (or is it 11?) year old Mazda is still going strong, and I see no good reason to replace it. It is no measure of my success in life, and it still gets me to my board meetings on time. No-one is interested in stealing bits off it when it's parked on the street either. Material possessions and goals lose their shine pretty quickly really. (Quite literally, really!) When we're serving others unselfishly because our top priority in life is to help others first, I've found that everything we need comes into our experience. I could go on and bore everyone here! Great shots, and yes, I think monochrome is very appropriate for the statement you're making in this sort of documentary photo. We need more people asking these questions. Thank you!
Daryl · 2008-03-15: 07:39
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Last shot is very cool :)
Kovac · 2008-03-15: 12:59
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nice set, and b&w makes it look better . well, yup u are right, i often see people with similar situations and even worse, atleast he has a work to do , but it does make me feel bad , thinking what these people and their families must be going through, what about the childern they have, how do they bring them up, why doesnt the damn govt. take steps to help them have a good life ? and to answer Daryl , i dont think a person can get satisfied doing a work like that. after all how much he can earn this way? would be fine if he stays single, but what about his family responsibilities ? how he must feel when he sees good earning ppl bring up their children with everything they want, he definitely would feel bad that he cant give his family what he wants or wishes . anyway i am getting a bit carried away coz i just saw a family ina pathetic position in a park a couple of days back and their little children were looking at other children having ice creams , cold drinks, horse riding etc which these children wont get, pity why this discrimination, whats their faullt, only that they were born to poor parents ??? :(
NITTINPLP · 2008-03-16: 00:58
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Nice black & white set!
oakley · 2008-03-16: 01:28
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Shows this pict any thing no human? Does any body think any time what our pass relatives have done in the world just to feed their children? even many of us. wel opinion is that nothing that any person do in a good way like this job is bad, I am in my country and I have traveled a lot a long the world, some times I have to eat and some times no but I even play guitar in the streets for a plate of soup and never feel poor of me. I think that man who is working have a work that he maybe like, many other things that we can see in the streets, in our streets are wors but does any of as give a had? if yes that is the way (sorry hope I say what a really want to say here, my english is not enough) thank for that pic full of humanity
Mertxe · 2008-03-16: 05:25
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NITTINPLP, I can hear what you're saying loudly and clearly. Please don't misunderstand what I said in my previous comment. I am not saying people doing this kind of work MUST be happy with their lot. I'm asking us to consider how THEY feel about their lives. We must be very careful about imposing our personal values on how others see their lives - and that is an imposition - which has led to great unhappiness in the world. I am 500% (if that's possible!) behind helping others lift their lives out of poverty. In fact, it's what I do with my life now on a largely unpaid basis. Not because I have a big bank account. Some people I work with who are literally living in tents on the edge of our prosperous city actually have far more than I do in the bank. I know that sounds incredible, but it is true. These people, and those who literally have no more than a few cents to their names all need help to find their way out of, how shall I say this in just a few words... their self forged enslavement to mental poverty. It takes far more - far more - effort than a government handout to help these good folk out of poverty. We have all heard the saying that it's better to teach a man how to fish than to give him a fish. I feel very deeply that we have a moral responsibility to ensure those in need do not fall through the cracks in society that are left open by greed and fear. That's another side to this issue the affluent rarely consider. The affluent in society need help too. Help to overcome their sense of fear that leads to greed - which blinds humanity to the plight of their fellow beings, where but for the grace of God, they may themselves tread one day.
Daryl · 2008-03-16: 09:50
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You can probably tell that this is something I feel strongly about. I am just so grateful that on my journey through life I'm finding that more and more people are questioning what they see going on around them, even if they're still looking for the right questions - as we all are. Without the right questions, we do not make any progress towards healing the discontent we feel. The trouble is, the right questions are usually the last ones we want to face up to. To find them, we must overcome our own fears. We're just getting stared here... and I'm probably boring everyone to death. My humble apologies.
Daryl · 2008-03-16: 10:08
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Very intersting work i must say ! Loving it ...honestly Thank u for ur comments ... i decided to put each pic in an entry of its own now tho... blessedbe
hippy · 2008-03-16: 14:38
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but i think that every job is good... in my opinion we have to repsect such people, that they try to do something with their life, with their own hands, and don't sit and beg about money from people... Im really impressed about him, and i'd like to see more people who don't give up in life... very good photos by the way... :)
kotka · 2008-03-16: 16:28
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Very interesting picture. The box where his clients put their shoes is unbelievable.
noptek · 2008-03-17: 00:09
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Very good photos!
marikos · 2008-03-17: 15:31
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"another toss of the dice... I could be in her shoes, she could be in mine" :) I truly love the last picture
circumpolar · 2008-03-23: 08:04
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Yes indeed this is heartbreaking...but, your pictures are delightful to look at...thank you for sharing
curlyq60 · 2008-04-09: 20:43
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