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Published: 2004-08-17 01:29:23 +0000 UTC; Views: 12475; Favourites: 261; Downloads: 255
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It was hard not to fall in love with her. I found her in Kensington Market in Toronto and watched her chalking the side of the building while her family sold their wares in the marketplace. I'd been focused on her for about 15 minutes when she finally turned. She came over to see the picture when I was done and decided she looked pretty enough for me to keep it.I love children.
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Great photo! I love her expression and the splash of colour that her chalk drawing and her hat add. Nice lines in this... I find taht what you wrote in your comment also adds a lot to the value of this photo. Once again, great job!
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Great photo! I love her expression and the splash of colour that her chalk drawing and her hat add. Nice lines in this... Once again, great job!
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That is just adorably priceless...
and the interaction must have been so fun!
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It really was, thank you
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Ok, I'm a bit disappointed with myself, I go looking for bizarre mind-boggling shots and
end up using the 
But seriously. what fascinates me is how out-of-place she seems.. it's like some famous
photographer or benevolent westerner has picked up a kid from some bedouin tribe in
sahara (or somewhere) and brought her to "civilisation". She has sneaked out and
started expressing herself in this weird urban jungle, maybe to find herself..
... and then the hunter of the urban jungle has sneaked up on her, and the girl is shot..
turning just in time to see the shooter. Not any fear, just surprise.
Keep shooting
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Thank you for the great comment
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I really love this one. The bright colors on her hat, and that of her drawings really make her stand out from the rest of her "neutral" surroundings. Composition is wonderful! I love the look on her face - a true artist, for sure!
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Again another thank you for the great comment
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wow! I love this! it seems so cacual yet beautiful... and she is gorgeous... " woops, got caught!" is what her look says..
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thank you for the great compliment
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really nice photograph, quite sad too
i really like it
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Thats is a truely excellent image. Brilliant in so many ways.
Out of personal choice i would love to see it in b&w. Well done babe
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ask and you shall receive
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Brilliant! Thx for showing me
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What an amazing image... Beautiful.
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I love this...her V for victory sign, her "just got busted" look, the rubbish behind, the Val Kilmer on the wall...I love this...
Peace be with you,
Caine
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Thank you for the incredible compliment
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This is such a great shot. It's precious. Her expression is so beautiful and emotive. It wouldn't have been the same without the boxes. Great composition, colours are gorgeous too. Definately a
Chrissy x
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Wow thank you for the stellar compliment
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Heh it's cute and your timing is very good.
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very whitty, definitely very cool. great composition. love everything about it.
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Thank you so much, it means a lot coming from you 
You've made my day
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WOW! I am now officially blushing
*hugs you close* I think I might adopt you..hahah!!
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Unfortunately there are very few female photographers that I've found that are actually producing art nevermind well. You were one of the originals I happily stumbled upon and then to find out how multi-faceted you really are was just incredible. You're a wonderful role model
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Well "IM AM TRUELY HONORED!" That measn a lot to me, I really wish I knew what to say to let you know how much those words really mean!! The best I can come up with is "Thank you very very much"
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Aww! She's so precious. Great shot sweety.
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wow. this is amazin hun, I am sooo taken with how far you've come in such a short time, your ability is natural, now we just have to blow apart the mental blocks..
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you'd never know that wasn't taken in iraq, or london, or spain or anywhere - kids are so universal in their actions.
nice pic - quite emotive too.
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thank you
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multicultural? well kids don't see race as an issue, so you've definately captured something quite 'telling' here.
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such great luck getting this shot.
i love it so much.
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Thank you I'm quite proud of it myself
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great capture...
the child seems wondering about 'why this person is taking a photo of me' like that
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grin nod we became fast friends after
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What a great find. She's so cute.
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Like a diamond in the rough!
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I really love this shot. I love how her hat has the same vibrance and contrasting/complimenting nature as her green chalk. What I first noticed was even though she is in an alley way playing, she is spotlessly clean. It made me wonder a few things, like hmmm this child does not really belong here, she is like a bright flower that is blooming joyously in a concrete garden. The boxes also seemed interesting to me, not only because of their composition, but also because of how fresh and new they appear too. Even though they have been piled high, they have not been there long. The only things that seem to have been there long, is the wall, the ground, and the old graffiti of those who have left their mark on this world. I think in this photograph though, this girl has done a bit more then chalk up a wall to leave her mark.
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