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08-MAY-2014

On parade, Sucre, Bolivia, 2014

This young flag twirler would soon be leading a parade of schoolchildren through Sucre, demanding better public education. Her colorful costume and makeup contrasts to the uncertainty I found in her expression. Even her grasp of the flag seems tentative – nervous energy, apprehension, doubt all contribute to my interpretation.

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Phil Douglis03-Aug-2014 18:03
Thanks for mentioning the background here, Celia. Since I have moved to cameras using larger sensors, I find it much easier to throw my backgrounds out of focus, creating what photographers often refer to as "bokeh." Good bekeh helps to simplify the image, as well as making the subject of the picture more dimensional. She comes to us here out of an indistinct background, painted with light and shadow. As you note, the design of her makeup seems to echo the design of the abstracted background shadows.
Cecilia Lim01-Aug-2014 20:04
Her mottled, shadowy background of dots and organic, flowing shapes complement her makeup, and at the same time, adds to the doubt and nervous energy you are expressing too.
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