Is my hair OK?
Toronto, ON, March 2009
Quick note: This photo supports our latest Thematic Photographic theme, "Windows on the world." Click here if you'd like to participate.A mirrored window gives us yet another way to view the world. Unfortunately, that view isn't always what we wish it could be.
A few meters away and a couple of minutes earlier, I took this picture of a homeless man sleeping on a bitterly cold street corner. In the shadows of some of the most well-capitalized businesses on the planet, reality painted a decidedly different and less opulent picture.
As I pulled my coat tighter to ward off a sudden, deep chill, I felt the need to take another picture, something silly and trivial. Perhaps I hoped it would ease the guilt I felt at my good fortune next to this man's complete lack thereof.
It didn't work. Picture or not, he was still in his sleeping bag as I turned the corner and went into a nearby building for my meeting. I guess photography doesn't have the power to heal after all.
Your turn: Do you shoot pictures into mirrors? Do tell!
Made me feel all sparkly inside, Carmi.
ReplyDeletesay, do visit my blog tomorrow, I believe there is much there that will be of interest to you, plus I'd love the benefit of your view.
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