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Phil Douglis | all galleries >> Galleries >> Gallery Thirty Nine: Juxtaposition – compare and contrast for meaning > Man with a hoe, somewhere near the Vietnam/Cambodian border, 2008
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08-JAN-2008

Man with a hoe, somewhere near the Vietnam/Cambodian border, 2008

The iconic image of a man with a conical hat and a hoe on his back, trudging alongside of a riverbank, gets an updated context to work with here. There are two utility wires hanging just over his head. Some photographers would use Photoshop to take them out because they "spoil" what would be an otherwise idyllic image. But to me, the wires are essential components of communication. By juxtaposing the traditional scene with those wires so symbolic of the contemporary world, I tell the story of what awaits him, and all of Vietnam.

Leica V-Lux 1
1/400s f/8.0 at 88.8mm iso100 hide exif
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Date/Time08-Jan-2008 19:49:40
MakeLeica
ModelV-LUX 1
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length88.8 mm
Exposure Time1/400 sec
Aperturef/8
ISO Equivalent100
Exposure Bias-0.33
White Balance
Metering Modemulti spot (3)
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Exposure Programprogram (2)
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Phil Douglis17-Jun-2008 21:20
I am glad you like it, Jenene -- to me, this moment triggers thoughts of the economic changes that are sweeping through the third world right now.
JSWaters17-Jun-2008 06:02
What an incredibly unsentimental view of the collision of rural Asia and the modern world. It's inevitability goes with out saying - though the romantics would have otherwise. He'll carry that hoe to work daily as long as he can.
Jenene
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