Child Labour?

[zeeshanmn]

The picture below is one of my careful shots, where I work to understand the dynamism of the person I am shooting and take the picture only when I am absolutely certain.  I pre-determine the look and feel of the picture.

Comments

[poliphilo]

I assume the boy's selling bubble-mixture out of that pannier he's carrying round his neck. I see the difficulty: while it has documentary value it's also a mood piece.

[zeeshanmn]

This means that I can classify it as child labour. This also means that I can't show the picture universally although I like the picture.

thanks much

[anonymous]

well done, dude

Re: thanks much

[zeeshanmn]

Thanks.

[drkishoremurthy]

This is a a beautifully taken picture... but in my opinion I don't think you should classify this under 'child labor'.

Here is why:
- the bubbles seem to cover considerable portion of his face. I am not sure that the fact he is a kid is that obvious and also the bubbles hide his expression making it difficult to connect and empathize just by looking at the image.

- blowing bubbles in my mind is associated with something fun and what I would enjoy as a kid. Hence the harshness of 'child labor' in this shot seems to get diluted.

[zeeshanmn]

The only thing that bothers me Kishore is the basket he is carrying around his neck, from which he is selling his ware. The other thing is I wanted an environmental shot and that is why I included the basket, but now I think otherwise.