One of the Reuters 2010 best pictures,what has caught my imagination is the way the photographer has captured the utter hopelessness of a human situation in which stranded people were holding on desperately to the bars of the helicopter.Here humans are reduced to a pile of bodies, in a pyramid of rising misery. An amorphous mass of humans in a desperate bid to rise from their misery- look at the man holding on to the bar with feet in the air,the faces of faceless people looking up to the sky in abject supplication. A truly moving picture.
Here is my poem :
The helicopter
We see several hands stretching to the helicopter,
Of dry mouths that quiver with hope at its whir.
A mystery how bodies can pile to form a pagoda.
And why some bodies are always found on the copter
While other bodies rise from the dusty ground-earth,
And the bodies here have to reach out to bodies up there.
I am pleased to have found your blog, for I feel Metaphors and Photography is a incredibly interesting subject. As a photographer, I am constantly striving to go beyond documenting but to find the story, the face behind the mask, the fears, hopes and values that lie below the surface. And you do the same when looking at the photographs. I really appreciate your work.
All the best
Roland
Thanks,Roland. Where is your photo-blog /or writings?
Hi Nisheedhi. You can click my “name” or use this link:
http://blog.punctumsaliens.ch.
Be aware that I am form Switzerland and german speaking, so not all the blog content has yet been translated. And those that is, sometimes might be in a awkward english.
However… I hope the pictures speak for themself.
Best regards
Roland
Your blog is wonderful.I love your perspectives, metaphors.I shall be watching out for new blog posts.Thanks