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Camera: Canon EOS-30D
Galleries: Emotive, Black and White
Date Uploaded: Aug 1, 2007

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 Shot on the streets of Arusha, this is unlike most of what I shot in that I paid this gentleman 500sh (50 cents) to take his picture and the shot itself speaks of the whole discomfort of the man. I am not sure what the value of such a shot as this really has...it certainly made me question the concept of trying to capture moments where there is no value for the subject. I find this whole idea quite confusing.

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 09/16/2007 02:05:23 PM
I take the point of your concern, but must say I don't find your presentation to be at all exploitative. I'm not sure what "discomfort" you see in him here, as he appears to me by his stance, gesture and expression to be content.
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 08/01/2007 11:40:43 PM
Its interesting you put it like that Rob, I am constantly confronted with the same situations and decisions (if I am understanding you correctly). Sometimes I feel if I was to press the shutter I would be taking advantage of the disadvantaged, I think one of the only images I have taken of a "street" person is this one. I paused before taking but then continued because it shows the nature of the man and how society ignores him without degrading him in doing so.
I think people need to ask themselves why they are taking photographs and are they just choosing the subjects they are shooting because they are easy targets and knowing that it will strike some kind of guaranteed emotion with the viewer.
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