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plight of africa by *CatchMe-22:iconCatchMe-22:

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Submitted: July 17, 2007
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Date Picture Taken: Jun 23, 2007, 2:33:51 AM

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The dead have remembered
our indifference
The dead have remembered
our silence
The dead have remembered
our words

all the living are guilty

little children
who offered bouquets of flowers
are guilty
lovers are guilty
guilty are poets
guilty are those who ran away
and those that stayed
those who were saying yes
those who said no

and those who said nothing.


---Tadeusz Rozewicz
texture by ~sundel



a 15kg 17 year-old boy with his grandmother

Doing my medical elective in Africa did something to me. Something special that cannot be replicated by any amounts of TV, or movies, or poems, or photographs.

Something that everyone needs to see, but so many don't.

Something that people see in the news, sigh, shake their heads, then return to their dinner.

Spread the message. Open your eyes.



*All profit from prints sold will be donated to UNICEF*

African series:
a storm is brewing [link]
innocence [link]
PonPon [link]
Daily Deviation, 2007-08-29

Daily DeviationNormally I would have passed this suggestion off to one of the general photography gallery directors. I am the artistic nude gallery director and usually feature work accordingly. But when this came in and I opened the link, I decided to do it myself. The image did something to me. Not in the sort of way tragic images are displayed on the evening news. Like so many I have become desensitized to the moving image of television. The same cannot be said for photography. Images have a tendency to move me in ways other mediums cannot. Perhaps we all feel that way about our chosen form. Photography, the genre I love so much, can make me cry. And that is precisely what happened when I saw this. plight of africa by *CatchMe-22 (Suggested by ~maryana01 and Featured by `arachnid15)

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~phooker:iconphooker: Jul 17, 2007, 7:54:43 PM
my jaw dropped when i read the sentence "17 year old boy with grandmother" OMG. im 3 times of his weight? :o so sad..really

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Northen Sky, Blue Eyes
~phooker:iconphooker: Jul 17, 2007, 7:56:08 PM
my jaw dropped upon reading this sentence "a 15kg 17 year-old boy with his grandmother" omg..im 3 times of his weight? :o its really sad..

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Northen Sky, Blue Eyes
Mood: Wow! ~cece-marie:iconcece-marie: Jul 17, 2007, 10:13:02 PM
This is so incredibly moving, what a powerful shot!
It is crazy how oblivious people can be to what is going on in the world! & even if they DO see it and are aware of it, they continue to do nothing!

I really want to go to Africa for one or two years before college, and this has only added to my determination to help!!

Wonderful work, thank you for sharing!! :heart:
Mood: Wow! *mordachai71:iconmordachai71: Jul 17, 2007, 11:30:25 PM
my friend, this has to be the most moving and powerful shot i have ever seen on here..

this is a problem that needs to be highlighted more so people are aware of the problem.

thank you for sharing this.

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The more I understand women, the more I :love: my dog..
~RennDemolition:iconRennDemolition: Jul 18, 2007, 2:02:44 AM
You should consider doing darkroom with photographs as powerful as this. Such a provocative image would be even more so on paper.

I also recomend that you set up an email and paypal and sell prints that way, as DA takes nearly all of the profit from selling your prints. You could also aproach UNICEF to get a book made if you have more photos, and tell them to sell them. There are many ways to raise money, and I am proud that you are doing this to help these people in need.

Really beautifulily shot and a very moving image.

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I decided to be poor. I became, a photogapher!
*Buble:iconBuble: Jul 18, 2007, 2:55:45 AM
Hello Michael,You have touched me profoundly with this photo and yours..and message.. i hope with all my heart you will indeed pursue what :iconrenndemolition: suggested... it takes one tiny stone to create a huge ripple effect! :clap: Im a very impressed ,and have great respect for you....and this photo.. with the message it brings! :rose:

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Winter Spring Summer or Fall, all you have to do is call, and I'll be there yes I will, you've got a friend. :love:
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~draecana:icondraecana: Jul 18, 2007, 3:04:28 AM
really moving piece. how much are the prints? and are you selling them on DA or through an e-mail?
~hevsie89:iconhevsie89: Jul 18, 2007, 5:06:36 AM
This is so powerful. It's awful what is going on across the world :( I really admire you for sharing this with DA.

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:heart: :camera: :heart: :camera: :heart:
~moonlightflight:iconmoonlightflight: Jul 18, 2007, 8:48:13 AM
A very moving piece.

Thank you for opening our eyes to things we choose not to see.

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Do you know what it's like to be sane in an insane world?
~gadgetguy606:icongadgetguy606: Jul 18, 2007, 9:07:47 AM
That is a very moving photo. Pullitzer worthy.

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I'm American, so i must be arrogant, loudmouthed and obese.
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