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26-DEC-2010

Refreshment, Belem, Brazil, 2010

The streets of steamy Belem, near the mouth of the Amazon River, comprise the workplace for this balloon vendor. Here he retreats to the shadows to savor a cold drink of soda. I build this image around its colors – the vendor’s brilliant red clothing, the pastel balloons, and the yellow brick road holding an approaching child. The shadowy figure is invisible to the vendor. We wonder if he may soon become a customer?

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Date/Time26-Dec-2010 07:48:53
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Phil Douglis16-Jan-2011 00:19
Actually, it was not an isolated spot for selling balloons. He was standing just outside one of the gates of the Belem Botanical Garden. It was made in the early afternoon on the day after Christmas, a Sunday. There were many children there, with their parents or school groups. As for this kid, his parents were just out of the frame, so he may have well wound up with one. I can't remember the outcome.
Iris Maybloom (irislm)15-Jan-2011 23:35
Looks like this is a pretty isolated place to sell balloons. He may not be the most ambitious of vendors, Even though this child is walking down the street, I don't sense that's he's a customer and from all appearances, I don't think the vendor does either.
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