Fotos

Midnight_sun (1941) 2004-04-26 9:16

Wow, thats really good!! They blend in so well and its so sad to see. I like the smoke in the back ground.... this is one of the best i've seen from you. Great.

Josh69 (1437) 2004-04-26 9:21

This is excellent. One of the girls seems to be studying some rubbish, the other is looking off into the distance - like she is hoping for something else (or something like that). The main subjects are very sharp and the shallow dof is good too.

Cool-ice (5289) 2004-04-26 9:25

One more time so strong, Maciek !
The composition, the light, the eyes of the children, the DOF, the smoke in the background : all is good in this photo.
Just great !

cool_s15 (4050) 2004-04-26 9:46

Another great daily life shot from you!!
Very beautiful with soften light. Great scene with lots of hope. Nice DOF and framing. Very strong shot...

omritoppol (826) 2004-04-26 9:50

What a scene Maciek, Happiness that is the great thing about kids, that we as adults loose over time. They can enjoy their part, although I'm sure that no one should have such a life. As for the picture, I like the colors and the way the girl is standing and the wind through her hair, replace the background and you wouldn't know it's a girl in a dumpster.

Darren (6823) 2004-04-26 9:54

Hi Maciek. For me, this is the best photo of your dump series so far. The way the girl on the left is looking is just a great expression I think. I also find your positioning and relative size of the two girls to be very good here. Maybe you could do just a little Photoshop work to brighten up the sitting girl's face? Good shot Maciek.

itworks (1135) 2004-04-26 10:19

Nice shot with good DOF. You would probably be helped by a tiny pop of fill flash in this situation. Details in their faces would show up better.

olli (2091) 2004-04-26 10:57

I like this one most in your series. Excellent subject, colors, composition, light and DOF. Technically perfect shot.
Very-very well done, Maciek.

Tweety (4546) 2004-04-26 13:07

Fantastique photo ! Cette photo dégage énormément d'émotion ... Du grand art !

Philippe (11836) 2004-04-26 16:54

A very good shot, though it shows a very sad reality. These two girls seem to be part of the dump, their life seems somehow to be reduced to it. When I see this I feel ashamed to have all the comfort the west can afford.
I think the colours are really great here. The objects on the dump are rich in varied colours. I think the DOF is also very good.

gringofil (0) 2004-04-27 0:41

I agree about the faces, I wish I could see more detail, but on the other hand this is one amazing shot. The colors, I think, need to be rich...if you tone them down, the shot would not have the same impact, I think. Maciek, this is very Steve McCurry...if Steve McCurry ever went to shoot pictures in a dump (not sure...maybe he has). Anyway, excellent work.

jrj (34843) 2004-04-27 3:27

Great photo Maciej displaying this terrible tragedy for children to have as a play./ working place.
Yes serious reminder of the very sad big differences in the world..

jhonny_blue (4956) 2004-04-27 5:34

Strong image !
It´s beautiful and sad... People who lives in garbage... It´s sad and a strong reality...
Great picture of world reality !
Congratulations !

One of my favourites, no doubt !

piozac (2065) 2004-04-27 13:11

Paskudne miejsce, ale za to piękne zdjęcia.
Ta fota również mi się bardzo podoba.

Obiektyw sprawuje się świetnie jak widzę, zdjęcie niesamowicie ostre...
Pozdrawiam.

ZWEI-KATZEN (135) 2004-04-28 3:56

Co tu duzo mowic, super fota. Swietna kompozycja i bardzo ladnie zkadrowane. Wyraz twarzy tej dziewczynki chyba mowi wszystko. Kolejna fota do favorites:))

ChrisJ (160008) 2004-04-28 4:59

A sad social commentary, but its necessary to make other people aware of this. Great dof & sharpness.

lukasfoto (3078) 2004-04-29 4:57

bez komentarza maciek... widze ze zakupiles w koncu odpowiedni sprzet... teraz pokazesz klase...
pozdrawiam

joseelias (0) 2004-04-30 9:03

What can I say?... Really sad storys around this world.

Technically this photo is perfect. I like especially the darkness which enhances the drama feeling.

zebrowski_artur (682) 2004-06-27 18:34

Smietnisko zycia, smietnisko historii.
Rewelacja. W jaki sposob uzyskujesz taka ostrosc?

randompics (961) 2004-11-04 8:53

very sad picture. this picture nicely portrays daily life for some people in this world. with perfect use of dof, you have caputred the expressions in their faces well.

archanabhimasen (270) 2004-12-21 20:31

Truth is always bitter!!

adelage (149) 2005-01-04 13:52

Amazing picture that conveys a strong message at the same time. Everything here is perfect, the lighting, the composition, the moment and the symbol. Makes you think a lot about life...

Fixfocus (9385) 2005-01-06 18:48

IMO one of the best documentary shots here on TE.Not many pictures showing this side of Live on TE.For me a favorite.

faubry (35447) 2005-01-20 19:09

it s pitty, i have seen childs like this in philippines and romania, very good done, but dramatic, the world is pitty!!

bettstetter (199) 2005-02-03 14:43

That's clearly one of the best photos on Trekearth. The sharpness of the poor kids and the blurness of the garbage. Excellent composition without even cropping. Congratulations!

rowanb (864) 2005-02-06 3:46

this is an amazing picture. great composition and DOF, showing how hard life can be for these people.

Ah_Thong (466) 2005-02-10 15:25

very very nice..i'm speechless now..haha...a big inspiration for me to learn more about photography..and take more good photos.!

Luan (12971) 2005-02-20 8:42

Wow very touching and strong pic, amazing DOF. HOw can we leave children here !
Great emotion, simply perfect.
Luan

PLD_images (7149) 2005-03-07 12:15

It's all been said here. Just wanted to add that this leaves me speachless. Powerfull and fantastic image. The kind of photo that can define an era.

keribar (43841) 2005-04-01 23:53

Kind of picture you could see in World Press Photo competition, among the winners.
Everything is perfect, with the light, the look of the girl, and the smoke in a perfectly matching background, or so you
framed it. You are right to be proud of it. Izzet Keribar

bnallama (3763) 2005-05-07 19:56

Ray of hope... your title puts it forward.. Looking at the eyes of the girl... i wonder if she sees the hope, a hope that she can be like 'other normal' kids. Hope that she may be out of this slump someday....Or may be you are right, may be they grew faster than other kids.
It's sad to say and imagine that this is also their 'playground'. Sadest part is our lives goes on putting a side the griefs of the worlds.

Great capture... thanks for showing us that we don't live in a perfect world.

kinginexile (2598) 2005-05-12 4:04

Hi, Maciej

Thanks to Bala for pointing this one in one of his notes. What i think you brought out here the most, besides what you have said and others too, is that the trash is overwelming them. It is like a mountain, but climbing it is not delivering a sense of awe, a sense of being at one with nature, like other mountain-climbing, but exactly the contrary. Great work from you here, everything is in the image and still goes beyond it. Way beyond.

Damberio (241) 2005-05-30 14:27

If I had taken this photo I would be really much more than proud....this pic is simply unique, it has perfect color POV and DOF, but it's even richer in meaning...I'm so sorry that the maximum of the point I can give to it it's 2 :(...certainly my favourite photo ever !...congratulation you are my new idol ;)

rabdelnoor (3423) 2005-06-04 22:13

Very nice and strong shot Maciej. You really got their feelings. Unfortunately, this scene is also very common in Brazil.
Ricardo

jekir79 (50) 2005-07-05 7:29

All the praise has been said previously but I was really stunned when I saw this picture!!! I am off to see the other ones you took...

sdey_26 (4) 2005-07-13 6:42

This is a real art work! It's terrible, it's painful! It makes the viewer think. Great job Maciej!

Jujube (125) 2005-08-08 18:33

Quelle photo! En plus d'être superbe point de vue esthétique, elle est tellement significative et remplie d'émotions. Hop dans mes photos favorites, ça c'est certain!!

sayzey (2358) 2005-09-02 5:46

Excellent DOF brilliant framing of the children, such a powerful image, instills a feeling of sorrow for the children having to go through that, while we sit at our computers. Makes me feel a little more thankful for my life as it is.

Very well captured, you have certainly touched me with this photo. Technically brilliant, well done.

Active (56) 2005-10-10 16:05

!!!! przejmujace zdjecie!
Alez niesamowite ujecie, dajace wiele do myslenia. Ostrosc dokladnie tam gdzie trzeba, kolory i ta 'miekkosc' -> przeslanie fotki osiagniete:) Jestem pod wrazeniem ... i to ogromnym !
Wg mnie idealnie - zdjecie na wystawe najwzyszej rangi:)
Pozdrawiam
'raczkujaca' w TE
Basia

HNIK (1104) 2005-10-13 15:15

Just excellent maciej,
A special and deep shot,I'm very sad for
this view.
Well done
Regards

Jeppe (18654) 2005-10-17 17:48

I missed this one for a long time - The background gives a special feeling of beeing on an other planet - but the kid bring us back to earth - a fine document of how life turns out for a lot of people around this dump - thanks Maciej for sharing you fine works.

coco (30439) 2005-10-27 9:53

Hi Maciej.
I've seen your intro and you say that this one and the other photo are the photo about you can be most proud. And you are right.
Not only are good technically, are more than this. They have a meaning.
Live and art in a same photo. And I like very much.
Regards.

note: I don't know wich one is better... is difficult say it

aros (0) 2005-11-23 15:42

I have seen photos like this in National Geographic.

natc (315) 2005-11-28 7:40

the POV and colour are great but the most remarkable thing about your shot is obviously the strenght of the subject. you can't remain neutral when seing such a shot, and i believe it's a real challenge to express strong and "real" feelings with a photography. so congratulations.
nat.

klyee75 (778) 2005-11-29 19:59

A very good info given in this photo. The girl face and a little boy concentrating looking at a paper. Rubbish are everywhere...and the smells must be very strong and no wonder why you are using 70-200mm...hahhha..

KLYEE

Mingfang (1415) 2005-12-02 11:02

Hello Maciej,

I think i have watched this pic in the main page of TE for many times. how luck you are! I've never see one of my pictures display in the main page. of couse your this one is deserved to display. i have seen many people take the kind of people, but i dont think they do better than you.

krishindu (469) 2005-12-14 0:03

Hi Maciej
I was going through your photos and write-up. this one surly is different, and great one too. Those eyes talk a thousand stories. Oh, god, you cannot look at this snap for a long time. A real eye-opener. tfs.

Owca (92) 2006-01-25 16:46

Naprawde smutne zdjecie, glownie dlatego, ze w roli glownej sa dzieci. Jesli chodzi o techniczne sprawy to wszystko wspaniale wyszlo.
Pozdrawiam

mesutbingol (0) 2006-02-09 5:19

bir cocugun tanriyi adalet sorgulamasindan baska bir sey degil bu bakislar.
malesef bu fotograf dunyanin bir gercegi ve insanlik ayibi.
ellerine saglik dostum.
mesut bingol
turkey

bombilla (3406) 2006-02-23 11:17

This is one of those shots that turns tragedy into beauty. Reminds me of what Sebastião Salgado does. Even as it pleases aesthetically, it hurts emotionally, and it also calls into question the ethics of photography and the voyeurism of the first-world observer. It's a really interesting piece of work for that reason. And needless to say, the technical execution is praiseworthy. What will happen to those children now? Will the photo make a difference? Who knows?

iGirl (1223) 2006-04-23 11:30

Hi Maciej, this is such an excellent photo! Great composition, and I just love the look on the girl's face, and the way the wind is blowing her hair. Also great lighting. Thanks also for the informative note.
Erin

jsec (2154) 2006-04-24 15:27

Hi,
I'm not a big fan of your usual images from Cardiff because I live there and you remind me of everything I dislike about the town. Paradoxically this place is also one to dislike but here your lens has captured something of beauty. I look forward to more from your travels.

Regards

Jeff

zizzer77 (721) 2006-10-09 7:31

excellent photo.
the children must to be a children in all country of the world.
i hope in a future......
thanks for a photo.

eugeneahn (298) 2006-10-19 10:19

Excellent technique in this image. You approach this subject matter like a compassionate journalist.

uccia84 (720) 2006-12-22 16:17

una foto che parla da sola...complimenti.

Robpulp (917) 2007-01-16 7:58

brilliant comosition and depth. Such a sad scene however. good capture

Rob

rui_seabra (205) 2007-01-31 6:25

Great use of the depth of field and POV.

And the subject is intense.

Great work
Rui Seabra
Portugal

marcocig (781) 2007-01-31 6:29

Stunning capture Maciej, their expressions and gestures are just like symbols of that situation.
As far as the technique, IMO you choosed greatly the aperture, the BG is perfectly out of focus with the detail of the smoke.

Congratulations

Marco

Jason_teale (717) 2007-01-31 6:41

this is by and far the best picture on TE! it is powerful and full of emotion. I am so glad that you decided to share your work with us.

adabible (0) 2007-02-08 13:21 [Comment]

magiqa (1292) 2007-02-09 15:03

This photo says more than thousands of words. I did not see this side of Phnom Pehn, but I understood there was great poverty. Excellent photo but so sad...

muriel (69) 2007-04-15 17:15

amazing shot.
Good job and good that u gave us the chance to se e it. Touching.

Muriel

vicana (74) 2007-11-18 2:37

Good photo. the subject makes this picture a special one.

WichardGraas (336) 2008-02-08 11:17

Wow strong picture, though it is sad to see little kids on a garbage dump. Good to hear that there still are organizastions who care for these people.

nambi (17) 2008-02-08 11:56

Really good shot! unfortunate tough reality, the picture is superb!

nchen2000 (102) 2008-11-14 21:36

Hello Maciej:
Very very nice photo.
I will not say that the photo is beautiful,and I feel as if a knife were piercing my heart.
Almost of people take picture for joy. My personal think that a photo can express what we thinking from heart is a real good photo. Otherwise, it is just a beautiful photo,nothing inside.
Best regards,
Nelson

mar14 (97) 2009-01-31 11:53 [Comment]

janusz2054 (2) 2010-01-07 9:09

Witaj
Rewelacyjne a zarazem smutne zdjecie malych dziewczynek szukajacych potrzebnych rzeczy wsrod smieci aby zapewne pomoc rodzicom.

Janusz

yuo (1184) 2010-03-16 6:25

really impressive shot. i feel so sad.

nice DOF and composition. well done.
TFS,
Yuo

ejsantella (29) 2010-04-12 17:58

Perfect photo. You caught the exact moment. Again, which level of hell was this in? Somehow, a green smilely just doesn't do this justice.

iamme (16) 2011-02-09 5:14

I love this picture. The colors are fantastic and you really got to capture how these children feel in these dumps. This is one of those pictures that I could watch or hours thinking about the situation and what we can do about it~ Thanks

DonGusti (942) 2011-03-24 2:34

what a moment you got there... I would prefer a black border instead of white just to give it the dramatic feeling... beautiful even without...

onphoto (1351) 2013-09-13 14:21

Great capture but with so many meanings!!!