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Searching for my Mama
Posted by MARIANA (Waterloo, Canada) on 29 June 2009 in Documentary & Street and Portfolio.
Haven't seen my Mama for seven years. Every Saturday morning when I go to the Market I expect to see my Mama there, since markets were my Mama's favorite places on each Saturday, back in country ! No wonder why I am so attracted to take pictures of old grandmas . I simply love them and in almost every face I see a little bit of my mama's personalities !
Amalio Villa from Tucumán, Argentina
Excelente captura del momento. El ambiente es perfecto. Buena elección del blanco y negro.
29 Jun 2009 5:05am
vera from France
not so usual picture, well done for your look and processing is relevant too
29 Jun 2009 5:14am
Nina from Haute Loire, France
Yes, I understand when I encounter familiar features in people with great emotion ...
Your picture is very evocative and beautiful!
29 Jun 2009 5:40am
Scott Schilling from San Martin, United States
What a fantastic image! Wonderful composition and the tones are perfect! I hope you will see Mama soon!
29 Jun 2009 5:49am
k@ from France
Your words are overwhelming, and i can feel a bit of your feelings just looking at that touching picture now... To lose is the most terrible thing, to hope is the sweetest. I hope you'll find back whoever you lost, my dear. Thanks for sharing this intimacy*
29 Jun 2009 6:23am
@k@: Many thanks for your understanding and such a warm words, K :))
zOOm from Paris, France
A great portrait of these two old ladies talking... a lot of tenderness in yhe way you look at them too. I truly understand what you mean.
29 Jun 2009 7:36am
Craig@Random Ramblings from Herts, United Kingdom
What a lovely shot, such character in their faces, your words strike a chord.
29 Jun 2009 8:02am
Standley from Carquefou, France
A wonderful and touching image. I do understand what you feel!
29 Jun 2009 8:30am
motie from France
wonderful .!
great portrait of these two old mama talking .....
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29 Jun 2009 8:48am
Craig from Vacaville, California, United States
Excellent, my highest complements!
29 Jun 2009 9:19am
Anna.C from LA ROCHELLE, France
tender moment captured, and nice scene ! moving image..
29 Jun 2009 10:04am
xavier cardell from menorca-barcelona, Spain
Brilliant capture. The post process gives it a lot of sense, good job on the overall result!
29 Jun 2009 10:10am
Eric Cousineau from Sherwood Park, Canada
A beautiful, poignant capture Mariana! Well done! ;-)
29 Jun 2009 12:14pm
shoti from Everywhere in the, Philippines
they look like they're exchanging stories about their life. heartwarming:)
29 Jun 2009 12:46pm
Benkirane from Fès, Morocco
J'aime bien cette image car elle montre deux mondes qui se côtoient presque parallèles. A chacun sa temporalité propre, son rythme, ses bruits, ses silences, son excitation ou sa retenue...
29 Jun 2009 1:14pm
rian from mobile, United States
really cool candid shot here.. they look very deep in conversation.. :) nice shot!
29 Jun 2009 1:17pm
Marie-Hélène Ammor from Casablanca/Paris, Morocco
These portraits are very moving , a great composition but especially a good capture of expressions !
29 Jun 2009 1:23pm
Mike from United States
GREAT SHOT! The tones and the clarity are great. The subject is wonderful and natural. Amazing!
29 Jun 2009 1:59pm
Matt from Stamford, United States
Great shot. You really captured the moment here. Perfect tonal balance!
29 Jun 2009 2:32pm
hugo poon from hong kong, Hong Kong
Very lovely capture Mariana... that mood of living presence is fabulous!!!
Your words is soooo touching and so is that heartwarming communication between k@ and you!
29 Jun 2009 2:45pm
@hugo poon: Thanks Hugo. Yes, both K and I posted today very touching stories :))
don from spokane, United States
A touching, sentimental shot of these lovely ladies. The moms of the world have a special place in every heart.
29 Jun 2009 3:16pm
ZoomLNZ from Los Angeles Area, United States
Your image illustrates the poignant reality of how the isolated worlds of the elderly are so often embedded throughout a more youthful and busy society. Great shot.
29 Jun 2009 3:29pm
Steve Rice from Olympia, United States
This is a beautiful and sensitive portrait of these two women.
29 Jun 2009 3:39pm
Isidro from Barcelona, Spain
una imagen llena de ternura, el b&n le queda estupendo, buen trabajo!!
29 Jun 2009 4:30pm
jeff (aka dogilicious) from Millerstown, PA, United States
These women seem to be full of character. A great shot.
29 Jun 2009 4:36pm
Liang from San Francisco, United States
moms will always be the best for you no matter what, we all know that hehe. interesting conversation they're having here!
29 Jun 2009 4:39pm
Stef67 from in my head, France
tu figes le temps à nos regards avec pudeur et discrétion, superbe ^^
29 Jun 2009 4:55pm
Mathilde Collot from Fontainebleau, France
The causeuses! Great B / W with small sepia tone! Lack a little tea for the ladies!
29 Jun 2009 5:39pm
Laurie from New Jersey, United States
This is a wonderful posting. Such reflective words and the perfect image to accompany them.
29 Jun 2009 6:39pm
flyingwind风飞扬 from Taiyuan, China
Thank u as I hv learned an english phase" No wonder"^_^
No wonder you always do very well with these picture, as I can see, you love them! So do I! ^_^
29 Jun 2009 7:05pm
B. Thomas from Arlington, Texas, United States
Very cool!
I posted a tribute to mine in May:
http://kodak.aminus3.com/image/2009-05-10.html
29 Jun 2009 7:52pm
Shahryar from Isfahan, Iran
این قافلۀ عمر عجب می گذرد
دریاب دمی که با طرب می گذرد
good job ;)
29 Jun 2009 8:20pm
John Maslowski from Dallas, PA, United States
Interesting and fabulous capture of these two older women. The lighting and tones enhance the old time feel to this image. Great work!
30 Jun 2009 1:26am
Steven from Chicagoland, United States
Wonderful treatment in B & W to give it the vintage look. The ladies look like they're exchanging stories on their latest finds at the market. Hope you're reunited with your mother soon!
30 Jun 2009 2:33am
Hiro from Kyoto, Japan
I like the feeling of this photo. I have to call my mama ! I haven't talked to her for a month.
30 Jun 2009 11:08am
dj.tigersprout from New York City, United States
this is wonderful Mariana -- and so colorful -- even in b/w!!! :)
30 Jun 2009 2:13pm
Lynn from United States
WONDERFUL!!! This one is very special indeed...the words go deep inside my heart. You have a way of touching us with your powerful stories and your EXCELLENT photos...thanks Mariana for sharing :))
30 Jun 2009 10:36pm
tomie from France
they are lovely!! i like the fool on background too... a fantastic pîcture!
1 Jul 2009 8:54pm
Keith from Chicago, United States
nice image-well seen. i cannot know why you haven't seen your mama in so long-but i will say you should make every effort to see her. life is too short.
21 Jul 2009 11:09pm
@Keith: I am from ex-Yugoslavia, living in Canada for about 12 years . Never been back in all this period. My Mom was visiting me and my two sons only once and was with us for 6 months. Immigration Center did not allow me to keep her here, although she lost everything in Sarajevo during a war !
