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I have decided to rather upload my photographs in the journalism section of dA..where they should be
as each photograph tells a story for me and I remember each and every person I have photographed.

This was one of the kids in Soweto..
It was nice to see the interaction between some of the tourists i was with, and these kids..
What really surprised me was that not one of them asked for money or food...which is really strange because if you take pics of the kids in the Congo..most of the time you have to give the parents money..or even the kids..
but then again..the joy I feel everytime I can capture the innocence of a child..is worth every cent/penny/franc/dollar/shilling/kwacha...depending on the country I am in :)
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!Wodewose Sep 1, 2007
For various reasons I don't agree with giving to beggars, however tempting it may often be. But paying a modelling fee is a different matter entirely.
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~thermalraven Sep 1, 2007
i wish i could pay my models
i actually spent about $20 on the shoot i did today
but i think the kids enjoyed the photography , and seeing themselves in the viewfinder, much more than recieving a few dollars to buy themselves some sweets
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!Wodewose Sep 1, 2007
:nod: to all of that :)
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~leighfie Aug 29, 2007
Don't you ever wish you could show them thier images? I often think of buying a polaroid camera and trading a picture for the op to photograph them - many people have almost no pictures of themselves. Damn pricey these day tho :(

Another great one from you, lovely DOF....
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~thermalraven Aug 29, 2007
I sometimes do manage to get some pics printed and framed for the kids that i take pics of..
but it really is difficult, with no photo printer out here or anyplace close by that can develop digital prints :(
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~Yamenja Aug 26, 2007
Beautiful, beautiful photograph and very touching account of the circumstances, Malachai.
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~thermalraven Aug 27, 2007
Thank you so much Robbie
your kind words are part of the drive behind what I do :hug:
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~Yamenja Aug 27, 2007
:hug:
What you do enriches my life on a number of levels, Malachai.
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~thermalraven Aug 27, 2007
:blush:
:hug:
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~3vilCrayon Aug 24, 2007
good shot. the way his mouth sort of hangs open looks like he wants to say something.
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