Thursday, April 13, 2006

religion in photography



Another pic from Jamaica. To me there is a spiritual undercurrent in this. For some reason it reminds me of Jesus and Mary. I cannot figure out why, the presence of the little girl makes no sense. It is not like the Pieta. What is striking is how beautiful and real the people are, how none of them are looking at each other or even in the same direction. The boat, the three generations, the poverty and the beauty. Perhaps it is just the spiritual power of hard work, perhaps it is in the turning away of the son from the mother, but a Christian vibe pervades the pic for me.

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