The Bwato Girl
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geinafetsComment by Prash: This is a new favorite for me.
I did not vote in this challenge. Had I voted, I would have given it a 7. It would have gotten a 10 from me had it been B&W, and grainy. IMO, all these wonderful shades of colors and the crisp feel only helps to awe DPC masses. But they create a mismatch between the girl's look and the surroundings.
Ask yourself: is this girl's life (in reality) so colorful? Is it so bright, so crisp?
This picture is a very separated third person's view of what they saw in the scene. I bet if the girl had the camera, she would show you a different side of her life.
In summary: a gripping subject, but an average picture (overall in terms of how it connects to you).
ETA: I just got your PM, thank you. I am still reading it. I will also read your blog. To be fair, I am not questioning that the subject is not content or happy in her real life. And its a wonderful image. All I am saying is: images like this (portraying someone else's life as you see it) will always be in a third person perspective, and hence disengaged from the subject's real life, unless you have lived through and seen what she has, which may be more good than bad perhaps:-):-)
Carry on the great work!
Message edited by author 2010-06-23 16:04:14. 
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