Fotos

baba_flies (8829) 2010-02-05 3:44

Hello Kristaps! I don't know if you can rush home with such a heavy load on your back :))) but okay she is 10 or 12 ... at this age you are always in a hurry and there seem no limits to what you can do but maybe some years later I am not too sure about her back but nobody cares at this corner of the world, I guess. I really like this photo, it shows a lot without showing too much but we understand. Have a good weekend, Barbara.

avene (12675) 2010-02-05 8:57

as far as I'm concerned, the main purpose of travel photography is to "capture the sense of the place", and this photo does exactly that. the all-present history and culture of the Maya, the prominence of manual labour, the importance of agriculture, child labour - I can find all of that in this seemingly simple photo. powerful stuff.

hugs,
K.

batalay (41261) 2010-02-11 16:08

Hi Kristaps,

It's good to see you post a new image. It is a powerful shot, but if "woman" really is just a child of 10-12 it is all the more heart rending. I remember one shot of yours with a small crowd of Maya sitting on the steps of the cathedral in Colatanango, I believe, evocative of a photo I once saw in the National Geographic.

Regards,

Bulent