Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/01/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 09:10 AM 1/22/2005, B. D. wrote: >What I particularly like is the fact that you've captured the >really horrifying nature of their situation, while at the same time >you've produced images that are completely respectful, and that show the >joy your subjects - obviously oblivious the their situations - are >experiencing. Thanks, B.D. That's exactly what I hoped the photos would show. The adult day care should be a depressing place but every time I photograph there, I feel good about the care that the people are receiving. There is such a world of difference in these places and it has nothing to do with the facility or amount of money spent and everything to do with the caretakers who really like what they are doing and care about the people. The game they were playing only required two straws, a wad of paper, and a piece of masking tape, but they were having a blast and exercising their lungs at the same time. I also photographed in an upscale, expensive "retirement community". Now that was depressing!! Everybody sat in reclining chairs in front of a big screen tv showing game shows all day. My idea of a retirement from hell. Tina Tina Manley, ASMP www.tinamanley.com