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07-SEP-2011

Andean Family, Biblian, Ecuador, 2011

I made this image from a moving car’s window – we were going down a hill, while this Andean highland family was trudging up it. I liked the placement of the child in a shocking pink jacket at the head of the group, and the position of the woman in a brilliant red skirt who brings up the rear. I also liked the way the image works on two levels at the same time. While the family takes the low road, a woman carrying a huge sack of food climbs an even steeper incline in the background. The cobblestone street and the stone-faced walls add character and a sense of locale to the scene.

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Date/Time07-Sep-2011 14:49:39
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Phil Douglis10-Dec-2011 00:11
Thanks for noting the symbolism inherent in the uphill slope here, Iris. You are right -- life is a constant struggle in such societies. Yet these people know how to have a good time, too. Everything is in the balance here.
Iris Maybloom (irislm)09-Dec-2011 01:39
The dress and the colors are wonderful, even happy, but for these folks, life appears to be an uphill struggle.
Phil Douglis05-Nov-2011 19:52
Thanks, Carol, for noting the colors here. They are very important energy factors -- the shocking pink leads the way, while the primary colors of yellow and blue in the background, and red at the tail end, provide exclamation points. Those colors are very happy, while the sheer physical effort needed to sustain life is very hard, and always will be with them.
Carol E Sandgren05-Nov-2011 19:09
I love the colorful dress these local people still don. So colorful and happy, and hopefully reflecting how they feel in their environment. Cobblestone roads are charming but oh so hard to walk on. I have always admired these people who walk to everything carrying their wares on their backs instead of climbing into cars and buses. The slant of the roadscape adds energy to the scene as well.
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