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28-APR-2008

Challenger, Arizona Science Center, Phoenix, Arizona, 2008

School children use the museum’s broad steps as both picnic area and playground. This boy seems to be issuing a challenge to his classmates as he dashes down the steps toward them. The clenched fists, red shirt, and the angle of the leg express self-confidence and demand the attention of his peers. This image is a virtual catalog of human values, caught in the blink of an eye by the camera’s lens.

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Phil Douglis04-May-2008 20:14
Thanks, Tim, for taking this image in another direction altogether. That is what expressive images are meant to do -- encourage the imaginations of their viewers. In any event, this image is about the human value of challenge -- I saw him as challenging his friends, you see him as challenging the demands of his future. Either way, the image is speaking.
Tim May04-May-2008 19:00
I don't feel the challenge between the children. But rather I feel the strength of fight to face the future.
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