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Published: 2006-10-20 19:21:52 +0000 UTC; Views: 2576; Favourites: 42; Downloads: 16
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Liviu and George. Two homeless kids in Brasov, Romania.All my previous descriptions were about diseases, poverty and hunger. Hardly a surprise - one cannot ignore it. Misery is an integral part of their lives. But there is also brotherhood, comradery and hope.
For a better life. For a better world.
Pictures for editorial use and for the NGO "Helping Hands". Please contact me if you would like to make a donation to this NGO. They offer hot soup, soap, mental and dental assistance and some clothes to the kids. Now they are gathering funds to build a permanent shelter for the homeless kids in Brasov.
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96% of Romanians live in personal property, well above the EU average, of 69.3%, according to data published on Thursday by the European Statistics Office (Eurostat). Thus, Romania ranks first in the European Union in terms of the number of homeowners.
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That's how they stayed for hundreds of years! Civilization means work, cleanliness, respect ... It seems to more than 80% of these people that we have listed above are completely missing!
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Wow.. the little boy looks soo sad, its heart braking
Buts the older one shows that they have hope, and a lot of it. To live like this and still have be able to smile its amazing
I do hope a better time comes for them
The picture is really awesome, Love it 
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i love the way u capture the moment, and actually make the kids look like they have an aura, but i would (and others probably) appreciate it if u would not call them homeless in Romania. It can be misinterpreted by others who don't know that they are a different ethnic group, a minority and that they by far a great hassle for the others. The way they live is not our fault, all those who have helped them were taken advantage of. They have their own lifestyle glue, rape, begging and prostitution, but none of them ever try to get out of that. If they don't try they can't be helped. I understand those who were mad before me, but there's no need to curse, I'm only sad u focused your attention on that particular group and didn't explore the other great sites that country has.
P.s. if u ever go back, try the landscapes and some sightseeing, might help.
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You filmed them and you managed to get away with your camera. You must have had some protection or maybe they were just too weak, otherwise you would have said bye bye to your camera
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now that's one hell of an opinion about your country ! You know, not all people (and hear i'm talking about gypsies) are like that, but you wouldn't know that as you probably don't even give a shit about them. That's the attitude, dude !
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Just to clarify things, that is not my opinion about MY COUNTRY, that is my opinion about the gypsies in my country. Trust me, you don't know them..you haven't really seen how they are. I love my country and, trust me, if you would not how much SHAME the gypsies bring to Romania by stealing/killing in other countries (recently, there was a scandal in Italy regarding a Romanian GYPSY who killed a woman) you wouldn't like them either. The comment was, in no way, a bad comment about you or my country ..sorry if it seemed so
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But did you ever think about the gypsies children? About how they do not choose their way of living? It's not their fault they end up just some thieves and no-good people. Anyway, I am very familiar with their situation in Romania because I live there
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those two are romanian gypsy not romanian
STOP calling those mother fucker's romanian
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This was... Really good... 'For a better life. For a better world'...
I loved this picture!
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i don't think Romania is the only country that has this problem.
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With these series you make people think this is the real Romania.
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A very interesting shot. He's smiling and that's a good thing. I'm from Romania and every day i see on streets people like this. In my opinion we're a beautiful country , but there are some that get us a very bad image. And please don't make the mistake to say that a romanian = a gypsy. Because it's wrong and it's not true.
And this photo doesn't represent the true Romania. You can see this picture EVEN in Bronx
NY City.
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I'm glad that despite of their bad situation they can smile... they are innocent children... I have been in Romania twice and I saw that people, poor places..
It is touching me, and make me sad.
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I love the fact he's smiling. The background to the shot is enough without having photos that evoke pity in us.
The fact that he's smiling shows hope and a desire to move on.
Great shot
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so this is how romania it got that bad image....
speaking me: a romanian, not a gipsy from romania. there is a big diference.
can't deny: i like the picture, but... i/m more and more ashamed to be a romanian, mostly because of this kind of confusion. those are romanian gipsy, a community that lives in Romania, and they do a lot of harm to us.
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Yet another fantastic picture in the series. Amazing how one living in such misery can produce that sort of smile, maybe its all the glue? Very sad...
Are you shooting these on film? Would love to know.
Cheers
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Yep, it's all film. TX+2 in microphen... I love that tri-x at 1600. Most if not all of the Romania pictures were taken with a 24mm 2.8.
cheers. and thanks!
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This series is really good, especially the diversity you intended in your portraits while mastering the same photographic point of view
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The little kid, I'm speechless. It seems as he is the one who hasn't lost his innocence yet.
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