Forgotten Laughter: The Children of the Dump #3

Your photography is very painful. Very few could do what you do. And you do it so well.

For the love of god, I can't figure out why comments aren't hitting the roof on this series. We have some incredible amounts of hard work to produce this series, not just making the physical image but the mental work to inspire this work in the first place.These images, like the sex worker series before them, show a lot of compassion but also the spirit of what I think photography needs: passion. The sheer love of taking pictures, and using photography to understand and show the world around us.

Colin Corneau said:

For the love of god, I can't figure out why comments aren't hitting the roof on this series. We have some incredible amounts of hard work to produce this series, not just making the physical image but the mental work to inspire this work in the first place.These images, like the sex worker series before them, show a lot of compassion but also the spirit of what I think photography needs: passion. The sheer love of taking pictures, and using photography to understand and show the world around us.

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I agree with you, Colin. In the sight of true greatness, more comments and reaction ought to follow.

Wow thanks everyone, Colin thanks so much for your comments, yes lots of effort required, and you end up with a few bad dreams and such. Still overall the people in the dump give back so much more to me than any difficulties on my part. There is lots of stuff on the blog about everything involved. Ended up doing lots of donations this trip 50 hats, 4 pairs of rubber boots, 24 or so food bags, and a big donation day at the local school. Did icecream for 60+ kids (see the link) plus rice and school supplies. All of that stuff is so rewarding, you should have seen the smiles and general joy. Had one 50+ year old yell out with joy, hands raised in the air when I brought him a $4.50 cents CAD pair of rubber boots, the best $5 bucks I ever spent! Had children yelling my name in the dump and chasing after me etc. Those memories make any sort of hardships worth it 10 fold. And of course everyone there gave me the opportunity to try and tell their stories in pictures. I owe them so much for the chance they gave me to enter and photograph their lives. Now trying to get the work exhibited and also trying to raise a bit more money (maybe a calendar) to donate to the families my next trip (later in 2016). Thanks for your thoughts. Gerry www.gerryyaum.blogspot.com http://gerryyaum.blogspot.ca/2015/12/sky-blue-school-donation-day.html

wonderful and thanks for the reminder of what is really going on in the world....now could someone ask another how to question...LOL!!!high regards, peter