Lunch on the Street: Revisited
Nov.13, 2003: Manila Philippines
Olympus E-10: 1/100s f/3.6 at 9.0mm iso80
I just re-worked an important image of Gina, seen here eating her lunch on the street - I was out for a daily walk and came around the corner to find her and her Father or Tito (It's not clear exactly who he is, but he is Family), and they invited me to sit with them & chat a bit.
I re-edited the image from the original file, correcting the exposure (I have a few different versions & sizes of this), created a new b&w version, and made it a bit larger.
Her lunch that day (and each day that she's able to actually get a lunch) can clearly be seen in the image: RICE with some Pop Cola; that's it...that's her total meal.
...under her left hand is a small bowl of Chilies for seasoning the RICE, and the plastic bag on the tray in the forground contains water to drink with their meal.
Regards,
PJAMES
Comments
Powerful images, albeit heartbreaking most times. All of the developed world should see these.
Posted by: WIllie Smith | October 29, 2006 08:33 AM
Willie,
How are you, my friend?
Thanks for your comments - little Gina's one of the first kids I tried helping in Manila, and I've found her each time I go back there, and I never visit her empty-handed.
She's still on the street though.
Regards,
PJ
Posted by: Paul James | October 31, 2006 02:35 PM