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© Kirk Cypel
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tommy mcdermott 3 months ago
Stunning image, what a contrast of lifstyle 1 meter apart, really strong image, nicely lit too, congrats on a stunning capture
Fernando Pinho 4 months ago
Fantastic, excellent
James Anderson 4 months ago
Perfect!
Waseem younis 5 months ago
makes me want to cry
great shot
johnpainter 8 months ago
Kirk-- Somehow I missed this one when it was published, but I think it's a good shot. I don't find it exploitative at all and if we can't use photography to make a statement like this then we would be lesser artists for it. Good capture!
Barbro Nygren 8 months ago
The opposite situation in the picture is good Kirk. Usually I protest when photographers take pictures of sleeping people, but here you show a secure world with money, influence and power. Against an uncertain world of drugs and vulnerability. The guy seem to lay comfortable but yet, uncertain future. I like the half tire of the Merzedes. greeting barbro
Kirk Cypel  Hey Barbo,

I understand the hesitation: We blur the lines among exploitation, commentary, documentation. I did feel a little awkward with this one, the shot came up just by chance. I was walking down the street and saw the man sleeping. I liked the light and decided to take a few shots. I had this guilty feeling about taking the photographs. I felt that I was spying, that I was doing something wrong. Then, by coincidence, the Rolls Royce pulled up.

I feel ok about the shot because I think it makes a statement that goes beyond the tugging at the heart strings. I feel there is more of a social commentary. I also like that the photograph doesn't take sides - it is what it is. It seems that viewers make their own judgments and I like that.

Your comment however provokes thought. Just how many photographs of thin children with tattered clothes and big black eyes do we need? How many photographs of beggars? I also believe that there are contradictory standards applied to such photographs. It seems that photographs poverty in less developed countries are readily accepted and photographs of the homeless in more developed, or western countries, are more likely to be viewed as exploitative. Poverty is poverty no matter where it exists. Perhaps I should be more concerned about helping my neighbor down the street before I help some one a continent away. Perhaps not -- perhaps the person a continent away has fewer options and we need to reach across oceans to provide help. I'm not sure where I am going with this, your remark just got me thinking.

Perhaps - whether we view such photographs as exploitative or not - we need to keep taking and showing them. Perhaps the issue is that we only need to be sure that the photographs are truthful. Until the social issues underlying these photographs are eradicated, perhaps we need to keep these scenes in front of the public. Otherwise, how can we tell a story that needs to be toldl?

Perhaps this would make a good forum topic.
Barbro Nygren  <i>Perhaps I should be more concerned about helping my neighbor down the street before I help some one a continent away.</i>
The risk is that, if you help on distance, help vanish on the way. Somebody else fills the pocket with need money.
Perhaps it is better to shot when homeless are awake. That create another story. Another content of social situations?
/b
Dragomir Vukovic 9 months ago
strong 1
Timucin TOPRAK 1 year ago
great composition....!
Mathilde Hauss 1 year ago
I do like ! Waiting... and shooting at the right time
cool boyist 1 year ago
This is world rule ; who have money always will have.who is poor always will stay poor..(fuck)
U know what ? cant understand how the driver can sleep ?f he can see the other man on the floor...thats the po?nt.
Thats perfect shot ;) congr
Adrian Petrisor 1 year ago
great contrast ! very well seen !!!!
Baris AYDIN 1 year ago
Two different world, one shot. It's photo....
I like it...
Piet Flour 1 year ago
superb contrast, what a story
Tshuvi Kuba 1 year ago
great story
Jos de Krijger 1 year ago
super
bambang irwanto 1 year ago
The rich vs the poor... and we can see this contradiction everyday.
Ben Goossens 1 year ago
The contrast make is a great street capture:-)
philippe long 1 year ago
well done !
Vedran Mudrinic 1 year ago
Just Amazing!!
cagkan sayin 1 year ago
Really touching. Congratulations.
Radu R. 1 year ago
the contrast of two (increasingly different) worlds ...
Tony D 1 year ago
Well seen, creative eye for an image
Cristian Rusu 1 year ago
great photo
limawhisky 1 year ago
Great story you got here...
Matej Peljhan 1 year ago
What a contrast. Very strong, congrats.
asphoto 1 year ago
great
Good street capture
Stephane Auvray 1 year ago
Unbelievable, sad, pathetic... this shot is a revealing detail of our world... Today I feel lucky.
Guido Brandt 1 year ago
Great photo Kirk!
Boedi Wiyarno 1 year ago
speechless. incredible picture
Boedi Wiyarno  and very contrast scenery
Carola Onkamo 1 year ago
This photo needs no words... Great!
Christoph Hessel 1 year ago
Kirk, many congrast to Your publishing, Great seen
Christoph
Allan Wallberg 1 year ago
Here you can talk about contrasts, very well captured.
Nicolas Marino 1 year ago
superb capture prolix. Those in that white coffin with wheels are the real terrorists.
Phyllis Clarke 1 year ago
NYC...where it all exists side by side... I wonder how this happens, and more importantly how it continues. Great capture. Phyllis
Andre du Plessis 1 year ago
So in your face!
sivisjhazz 1 year ago
perfect,
35studio 1 year ago
i like it ,,

Amazing
vrankenne christophe  Just a awesome contrast
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Equipment
Nikon D3s, Nikon 24-70mm
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New York City
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