Sunday, May 26, 2013

Inspired

I was just looking at a Christie photography auction catalog and was inspired by a photograph I saw. The pic was made in 1958 by Dorthea Lange and is called Korean Child. The photograph made me want to do a series of very close face shots (just the face I would not even show the ears in the composition), of the Burmese children at the Mae Sot dump. I could do a series of these type photographs with the eyes opened and closed. I could highlight the innocence and beauty of the children and show the Thanaka paste they wear (partly for beauty and partly as a sunscreen). Another in a long line of photo series to consider doing.
 
Korean Child, 1958 Dorthea Lange