Photographers in Asia and Africa
When i was in Dubai once there was this old German man who tried to take a photo of my cousin she was running around in an abaya right outside Dubai Mall-he didn’t even ask permision he just took out his camera and decided to try to take a picture of her.
I told him NO-he seemed confused.
This happens a lot-random tourists take pictures of kids in their traditional clothes and then the kids won’t refuse ever-they’ll agree.
The question is do they always ask their names? NOPE they just label it as ‘Somali Child’..’Emirati child’ or whatever and then people tag it as ‘ethnic’..
That isn’t fair.
When i was in Somalia a bunch of european men [from organizations] were taking pictures of my grandfather’s house and then they started taking pictures of kids playing with car tires.
They never bothered really comunicating just took pictures and would leave…
Just taking pictures and never asking what they are-who are they..what are their names.
I am not a photographer but I’d like people who do visit these ‘third world countries’ to at least talk to the people they will photograph-even a little ‘what’s your name’ could make the person warm up to you…
They aren’t nameless you know-they all have stories or are they not that important.
This is goddamnly important point.
I don’t have time for outrage but the part that photographers not even have a mind for communicating with people and kids really made my blood boil.
I know there is something still so persisting - and not exposed.
I try not to reblog those ‘third world’ people and kids photo as much as though. I do think it’s an outdated racist thing.
(Source: arawellaa)
January 29, 2012, 11:34pm ➼ 5 notes
