Lunch Special

Mark Tull

Lunch Special

Embankment Station, London.
Canon eos 450D

Accompanying poem by Ainsley

Cruel World

I’m laying down on concrete
I’ve not enough to eat
Mere inches from a deli
I’m smelling something sweet.
Inside the others nourish
Their bodies as I cry
Can anybody spare some change?
Not watch me as I die.
I am a human being
Just like the lot of you
I had a family at one time
Did not know if you knew.
Since now I’m lost and drifting
Alone in God’s cruel world
No shelter here to comfort me
On asphalt I am curled.
So step over me or ‘round me
Avert your eyes from mine
I am the face of poverty
At the end of this world’s line.

Lunch Special belongs to the following groups:

Complex Simplicity of Art, "Exceptional Ekphrasis", "Real" Life Photography (2 per day), "♥ show me a sign ♥", All Around the Styles, All Things Poetic, Artistic, Philosophical, B&W - Character - People Shots, Black & White Photographers Showcase, Black and White Photography, Candid Photography ( 1/24 ) , Canon DSLR (One Image Per Day & A Canon Camera Must Be In The Description Before It's Accepted), Collaboral Damage, Creative, Talented, and Unknown, Ebony and Ivory, Everyday Life, First Things, Freedom to Shine, Kairos, London Life, Love Affair With The Lens, Mood & Ambience - Strictly Photos, Speaking Photos (Storytelling) - 2 per day -, Street Photography and Photojournalism, The Ashes - Australia vs England - 2 per day, The Male Photographer, The Urban Environment, This Is Relevant (2 per day), United Kingdom, Vibration in Art and Verse - VAVoom! and Who Needs Color For Beauty? - Black & White Art At Its Best Available for sale as

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Lunch Special by Mark Tull
Lunch Special by Mark Tull
  • Neilm

    Neilm

    great shot – the lighting is great, a really thought provoking.

  • Mark Tull replied

    Thanks Neil, always a pleasure to hear from you.

  • kathy s gillentine

    kathy s gillen...

    Fantastic capture, but so sad

  • Mark Tull replied

    Thanks for stopping by, Kathy.

  • BigD

    BigD

    So sad but excellent work with the b/w

  • Mark Tull replied

    Thank you, BigD.

  • raintina

    raintina

    Um…seriously. This is one of your best works Mr. Tull. You are becoming quite the photojournalist. Keep it up. Your visual social commentary is moving.

  • Mark Tull replied

    Thank you raintinA, so nice of you to take the time to comment, it’s always a pleasure to hear from you.

  • Livelifelove

    Livelifelove

    beautiful work

  • Mark Tull replied

    Thank you so much.

  • titus

    titus

    Another example of life’s great contrasts.

  • Mark Tull replied

    Thanks for commenting Titus, much appreciated.

  • Kristina Sans

    Kristina Sans

    Oh wow.. this is exactly what photography should be about – provoking a feeling in your audience. As always my dear friend, well done.

  • Mark Tull replied

    Thank you so much.

  • Appel

    Appel

    Another fantastic shot, Mark! I love the B&W and the lighting is spetacular! =D

  • Mark Tull replied

    Thank you so much Ann.

  • Barbara Glatzeder

    Barbara Glatzeder

    Very nice shot, Mark :-)) I really like the treatment on this one, too.
    I seriously hope that you are still pursuing the plan of that calendar of which the proceeds would go toward a local welfare project/organization of your choice (you’ll be needing at least 13 related images) ...
    Good to see such talent being put to constructive use!

  • Mark Tull replied

    Thank you Barbara.
    3 down, 10 to go ...

  • gabryshak

    gabryshak

    i’d say fisher-eye on this one…
    excellent work mark
    ♥t

  • Mark Tull replied

    Thank you so much

  • Justine Devereux

    Justine Devereux

    oh yeah.. you have the eye for this for sure… another excellent piece from your growing moving collection of street shots… hats off to you mate!
    :)
    xoxox

  • Mark Tull replied

    Thank you Justine, nice to see you back here..

  • gabryshak

    gabryshak

    food for thought… good one mark!!!
    ♥t

  • Mark Tull replied

    I like the irony ..
    Thanks Tonja ;o)

  • Jo Ann Craig

    Jo Ann Craig

    Wow, this one is so emotional, great B/W work Mark.

  • Mark Tull replied

    Thank you Jo…
    glad it made you go wow

  • Marguerite Foxon

    Marguerite Foxon

    Excellent shot Mark. I like your B&W work.

  • Mark Tull replied

    Thanks Marguerite…
    sorry I’m so late in replying ;o(

  • nadine henley

    nadine henley

    fantastic shot – love your b&w images, mark!

  • Mark Tull replied

    Thank you for taking the time to comment, much appreciated.

  • Matthew Dawkins

    Matthew Dawkins

  • Mark Tull replied

    Thank you Matthew, very much appreciated.

  • Alessandro Pinto

    Alessandro Pinto

    sad and powerful !

  • Mark Tull replied

    Thank you Alessandro…

  • Juilee Pryor

    Juilee Pryor

    excellent juxtoposition

  • Mark Tull replied

    Thank you so much.

  • scenescapes

    scenescapes

    Lot of impact in this image. It pretty much says it all. Very well done!

  • Mark Tull replied 16 days ago

    Thanks for taking the time to veiw and comment, very much appreciated..

  • Alixzandra

    Alixzandra

    I am revisiting this image, and read the peice Ainsley wrote, it made me shudder Avert your eyes from mine
    I am the face of poverty
    At the end of this world’s line.     Skillful prose to an emotive and speaking peice of photographic journalism.

  • Mark Tull replied 16 days ago

    Thank you so much my friend

  • Marguerite Foxon

    Marguerite Foxon

    Great shot with touch of humor in the posters … pathos though, and in B&W its really powerful.

  • Mark Tull replied

    Thank you Marguerite…
    the posters arn’t supposed to look like that, was joking with a friend on here (Alixzandra) about signatures on our work, as this image was chosen to headline a video for a homeless charity, and stuck my name on them as a joke, however, it wasn’t supposed to go public….

  • Mark Tull replied

    Marguerite, here’s a LINK to the video, Alixzanda has a piece in it too, enjoy :o)

  • chijude

    chijude 16 days ago


    Congratulations. Your work will be an example and inspiration to our Group. Thank you for your contribution.

  • Mark Tull replied 16 days ago

    Thank you so much..

  • Ainsley Kellar

    Ainsley Kellar 8 days ago

  • cerphotography

    cerphotography 5 days ago

    so much sorrowful emotion. great capture. x

  • Mark Tull replied 5 days ago

    Thank you so much..

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