Coming from a third-world country where over half the population is under poverty line, I sure come through poverty scenes on a daily basis. Through my travels; I have also came across different scenes of the 1st world countries; but the simple ways of living by those less-fortunate seemed to impress me the most.
You would except those poor to live on the edge of a breakdown, ironically they seem to live life at a slow soothing pace, while on the other hand those developed-countries people are living on the edge of a breakdown, where walking down the streets you get a stressful vibe because everyone seem to be running on a fast-stressed pace.
It was great to see those calm scenes of their life captured for a photo-contest. A contest held by the CGAP, it aimed to highlight ways financial inclusion can improve the lives of the poor.
On that thought; the photos submitted were everything but sad, it showed a new aspect of poverty rather than the usual victimizing theme portrayed. And here are some of the photos submitted.
“Paddy Cultivation”.
“Fishing with a Net”.
“Hands for Freedom”.
“Happy Vendor”.
“Work in the Mountains”.
“Eleuterio the Hairdresser”.
“Eye for Detail”.
Upon all that I say that: “A picture is determined by the person behind the camera, not the person in front of the camera”, “Different people capture different perspectives for the same scene”.
By Yosra Abdel-Rahman
Junior architect from Sudan, Africa. I love Sketching, Music, Dancing, Writing and most importantly Food the greatest pleasure in life. An easily bored human being, thus my passion is finding new challenges, and trying out new things! Graduated in 2012, to find my self occupying five jobs at the same time, one full time plus four part time jobs. Note: I am just getting started here!