Survivor

Fantastic work, Judith.

excellent

good gritty street shot like the extra grain

Great street shot Judith – I feel your street photography is reaching new heights. Love your recent work.

Yes John.

thank you Helen.

thank you Helene

thanks Roslyn, appreciate your comment

Gerijuliaj, thank you so much for your kind words. Perhaps all the time i’m spending here is sharpening my skills after all.

wow, that’s beautiful. but it also raises a question that always bugs me. did this guy know he was being photographed, or published on the www? do we exploit the situation of such people by using them as subjects? maybe if we highlight their plight, that balances the way we have used them. it’s something i’m not sure about, and so i guess i just chicken out and avoid doing these kinds of shots.

very nice portrait!!!!!!! judith..:)

If anything deserves to hang in a N.Y. gallery this one does.

great expression, well done

shayne, i have also struggled with these questions and don’t think there are any easy or glib answers. it took me a long time to muster the courage to photograph people. there are still prolific shots that i could take that i don’t because they just seem too intrusive or invasive of one’s dignity or distress. in addition, people who have specifically said to me “do not shoot me” (and there have been some) i have not shot. and people who have said “you can shoot me but don’t show me” i have respected as well.

thank you dominique!!

Von, from your mouth to some gallery owner’s ears!

thank you Antanas

I can’t get this image out of my mind. I keep thinking about an old saying about the futility of wishing. It goes like this:

If wishes were horses then beggars would ride.

Makes me wish for a better life for him and all those like him.

Helen, you do such important work in this area. Thank you for your comments.

Fantastic capture, the detail is just superb and B&W really sets this up.

thank you Craig.

There’s an awful lot of guys like that live round here. It breaks my heart. Especially when the tourists like to photograph them. I often think, there but for the grace of some gigher power, goes any one of us. This man was somebody’s son. Maybe someone’s dad. Maybe he was a college professor or a great artist. In retrospect, I’m glad someone with your talent took this pic, Judith, to remind us that these people are human beings too, because that’s what the pic says to me. ‘I am not garbage, I am not an animal, I am as you are.’ It also says a lot about the government – any government – that neglects people like this, who suffer misfortune, mental impairment and so on.

gigher = higher

thank you shayne. i was just telling Helen that i named one of my other images Richard III because on enlarging the image i saw that that’s the title of the book he was reading. i thought it’s at least as important to know that much about him, as the more obvious state of his condition.

Now is the winter of our discontent indeed.

Beautiful picture !

shayne, well said.

annacuypers, thank you.

Superb capture, well done…

thank you Ravenor

another great work

thank you so much

Very powerful shot! Well done!

thank you Lior :-)

you captured him perfectly! great one.
ps: thanks for your kind words about my portfolio – appreciate your comment a lot.

thank you Kurt

His face shows life’s trials all over it. Great shot Judith.

i have other pictures of him. i think this was one of his better days. thanks for your comment Paul.

beautiful in its starkness
very confident image

thank you Andrew

excellent portrait!

thank you botticcelli

great shot! the grainy feel is excellent.

thank you!

love this portrait

thank you!

Wonderful portrait work. Great mono and detail

thank you Julie

Judith, to echo the conversation between yourself and Shane on this post-It is a fine line we tread, taking these images. I think that you have got the empathy and sensitivity needed to not only capture these wonderful images but also in the way that you use them.

thank you Roy. like many artists, i’m compelled to shoot and display certain images to make more visible that which i feel society would prefer, shamefully, to ignore.

A life story face ,so emotionnal and moving ,you have that skill in you Judith ,that’s an unique power.

thank you Gigi

Wonderful shot, you’ve captured him so well!

thank you :-)

Yeah i totally get what you’re saying. I’m new to this whole game, and your photograph has helped me think of new ideas…

so many stories behind this face love it.

certainly touched my emotions…. made me feel great sorrow for humanity and how some live such lives of lack…..

An amazing moving portrait, wonderful work.

brilliant shot

Well capture.

Thats a very strong image

excellent portrait