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Published: 2005-03-20 07:05:27 +0000 UTC; Views: 7225; Favourites: 60; Downloads: 142
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optimized on adobe photoshop 7.0
"when I approached this man to ask to be photographed, he was too ashamed to show his face. his covered face and sign tell his story."
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Beautiful picture, its strikes me how alot of HIV+ and Aids sufferers tend to hide there faces in pictures, and how incredably sad that is. I've features this picture in my journal for Aids awareness day, I hope thats alright with you?
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Where was this shot taken? For the past few months I've been doing a project of all the natural disasters that've occurred between Sept. 1st - Nov. 30th. And even though AIDS or any humanized disease isn't counted as a natural disasters this still moved me to tears.
It's been horribly depressing reading all about the hunger, deaths, misplacement, refugees, and poverty in the world that's been happening all in one month even within the 3 months of this project. In September alone, various natural disasters have affected millions upon millions of people.
Our world, (people, animals and the planet itself) is dying and yet the greater number of us lift not a finger to help prevent the death that surrounds us. Gradual it may be in some circumstances, but in others it happens within the second.
Every 5 seconds a child dies of hunger. Every night 850 million people go to bed hungry. Bringing in global warming into the picture; the world itself is trying to repair itself from the damage we've caused. If we stop, today, all the carbon dioxide emissions, it will still take another 500,000 years for the earth to return to normal. That's IF we stop TODAY. We're not, and it's sickeningly obvious, so that debt only increases over the years.
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Scratch that on the where part. Didn't read the title.
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what a strong photograph... a man condemned to death by an incurable plague. his sorrow and and his cry for help will resonate beyond his demise.. i trully feel for the poor man. great photo!
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This is truely moving...do you mind if i make a life sized stencil out of this?? I'm doing a whole series of homeless slencils, they not in my gallery yet but some of my older stuff is if you gotta sec you can look at that... well done, amazing shot
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dammmmmn. i love this photo, but his situation is horrible.
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Wonderful job! It's touching and real. I think the black and white gives it much more emotional power than it would have being in color. Excellent!
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excellent bnw! even if it was digitally optimized!
these are the types of shots i really love! great!
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thanks for the kind comment... 
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I love the clarity of this shot. Well done.
The message is clear , but the problem is so complex ... i wish we can all have a little more compassion for others.
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thank you, i completely agree with you on that. there is so much injustice in the world... i dont even know where to start. sigh
well thanks for the comment
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very touching, loves it.
good job wesley
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"uhh, i dont have a qoute"
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Wesley, did you give him a dollar or two?
Cheers!
- Nick (~nick-m )
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oh yes i did. AIDS is a horrible virus... i hope to one day live without fear of it. thanks.
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thanks. thats what i want people to realize- everyone has a story. everyone is a human being, each with a unique and equally heart warming story. everyone, from that person on the bus to the person on the street is no different from you... i want to somehow connect with that inner humanity....
(blah blah blah i am rambling on too much. ill stop now. i just wanted to thank you for your comment
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this photo is incredible. it is such a raw and emotional look into the life of someone who probaly never gets noticed. beautiful!
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i love it. its so real.and not seeing his face adds mystery and the thought that something like that could happen to any one.
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amazing contrast...
too hard of a reality to make fun of the sp mistake...
his hand looks great ...
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Wow thats a great shot, I love how his face is not in the picture. It really puts it in perspective because he could be anyone in any town, we have all seen them. His message is very powerful. I doubt it gets him much positive attention however. Great capture
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awesome piece..it really is an automatic fav for me. i'd buy it as a print to add to my collection of photos. i like the fact that his face is covered..it makes it a mystery. congratz.
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this was taken just outside the Roots on robson st.
are you from vancouver?
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I thought the background looked familiar.. Goregous photo.
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