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I guess what I wanted to say about this
little piece of ribbon was that it was very
symbolic for this young man. I saw him
earlier that morning and was surprised when
he greeted me as if we’ve been friends for
awhile. I asked him how he knew me and he
said from the afternoon before. Anyhow, he
stopped me and pulled the piece of ribbon out
from his empty wallet and gave it to me and
called me “amiga.” He looked very young...I
would say late teens or early 20's and looked
as if his job was to pick up the trash along
the streets of Granada due to the wooden cart
that I have seen him with.
What I saw in front of the building the
afternoon before were people full of hopes
and passion for their elected official and
the dreams they promised to bring. But after
being at La Chureca and hearing people
telling me that as soon as they walk into
city hall, they can smell corruption right
away, made me wonder how strange is it that
these elected officials can garner so much
support and passion from the people that
voted them into office. And how sad is it to
know that once voted into office, the rules
and politics are influenced by the money that
was passed underneath the table. I cannot
come up with answers for all the problems I
have heard nor do I have answers to all of my
own questions…but what I am is an observer of
the lives of people I have met and connected
with.
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Very zen photo.
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What a story. The ribbon and this photo are
very symbolic.
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thank you rex and thank you Lauren:)
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This goes on all over......sadly.....special
photo...
The World Through My Eyes
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thoughtful photo, very symbolic from little
piece of red.
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Seen on your photo stream. (?)
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a brilliant capture of depth Sam
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muy buena
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Beautiful and thoughtful photo, Sam.
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wonderful image Sam and moving words indeed !
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that is so true .... great photo
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Special shot...with meaning...the best kind
of image. Faved Samantha!
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I read your blog 'I am at least grateful for
the fact that I have been a catalyst for a
change": you doing that and much more,
you are so wonderful Sam....
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........wonderful! :-)
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a very special shot sam....
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Wish all of our hope will come true soon with
see this great picture. : )
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Sam, nice tribute to friendship
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What a pieceful shot!!! Great macro detail!
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enjoyed the story as well as this macro - its
interesting how symbols exceed the importance
in the daily struggle of life.
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What a story, amazing.
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Touching shot and text... Recently I read
some classic Greek text with similar contents
and even with references to older Persian
texts... Human nature.. We don´t have the
answers but at least we should keep the
capacity of don´t fall sleep in front of
injustice..
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Great story and great picture !!
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very poignant
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