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Subject: [Leica] [OM] IMGS: Refugee Family
From: photo at frozenlight.eu (Nathan Wajsman)
Date: Thu, 23 Jun 2016 07:16:49 +0200
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Sorry to sound cynical, but they remind me of the professional gypsy beggars 
we have here in Spain.

Cheers,
Nathan

Nathan Wajsman
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> On 20 Jun 2016, at 23:54, Tina Manley <tmanley at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> PESO:
> 
> Here is a little story.  You'll have to tell me if it works.  After we left
> the tomb of Cyrus the Great, we stopped for gas in the middle of the
> desert.  Sitting on the side of the highway by the gas station was a woman
> with two children.  They were begging for help.  Hossein took them a bag a
> fruit and talked with them awhile.  He found out that they are refugees who
> had walked all the way from Pakistan (a long way!)  The older boy has a
> deformed foot.  The mother said they have a tent set up off the highway.
> Hossein asked the older boy if he would rather have the fruit or money.
> The boy said money but Hossein ended up giving them all of the fruit and
> some money, too. I think they were a little happier when we left.
> 
> It was about noon and the sun was extremely harsh and bright with very
> black shadows.  I wasn't sure any of the photos would come out.
> 
> http://tinamanley.photoshelter.com/gallery-image/Iran/G0000YmlbTddL96g/I0000HPnZTKWveME
> 
> Hit next 12 times.  Click on Less Info for a slightly larger photo.
> 
> C&C greatly appreciated.
> 
> Tina
> 
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