This is my entry in a neat meme called I Heart Faces. Click on this button to check it out
While I was visiting in a very poor neighborhood in Rio Bravo, Mexico, many of the neighborhood kids would crowd around curious about a strange looking visitor in the area. Most of the kids were very outgoing, but this little one was shy. The sadness I see in the photo still haunts me.
A tour guide at Houmas House plantation on the Mississippi river in south Louisiana. The story of slavery should leave us all with a sense of sadness.
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I visited a small border town in Mexico when I was sixteen. The extreme poverty so close to the United States was such an eye opener. We also so many little kids sent to beg for money. So sad!
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing to thought-provoking pictures!
I know what you mean about haunting eyes
ReplyDeletethese are both great photos.
ReplyDeleteGreat photos. They both make really make you stop and think.
ReplyDeleteWonderful photos. Thanks for entering them at I Heart Faces!
ReplyDeleteAmy
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I ♥ Faces
Those eyes would haunt you...so beautiful and yet so sad at the same time. Wonderful, thought-provoking photos.
ReplyDelete~Angie
co-founder of I ♥ Faces
That tour guide is so beautiful! Love the backdrop.
ReplyDeleteWhat great personalities in both of your photos!
ReplyDeleteThis photos both hit home for me reminding me of my Mexican heritage and how far my grandparents came to make their posterity's lives better and my southern roots growing up in Georgia. Well done!
ReplyDeleteHer little dirty face is captivating! Great storytelling, I definitely wish I could know more.
ReplyDeletegreat pictures... you certainly captured the personalities of each person
ReplyDeletethose are amazing photos.
ReplyDeleteGreat captures! Both show a great deal of emotion. The sweetness in the child's face is wonderful!
ReplyDeleteSadness captured indeed in the kid's face.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for stopping by my blog and commenting on my photo. Both of your shots are fantastic!
ReplyDeleteThe emotion in that little boy's eyes whispers that maybe he has seen too much for his short years.
ReplyDeleteYes, both touch the heart!
ReplyDeleteI am glad you shared those emotive eyes.
Heather & I went to Houmas House too, years ago.
ReplyDeleteThanks for pointing out the need to grieve over the injustices in the world.
Oh, that beautiful little boy...thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteI love the colors in the photo of the tour guide. Brilliant! And those little one's eyes! Makes me want to hug him.
ReplyDeleteGreat pictures! Thanks for stopping by. Have a great week!
ReplyDeletewonderful captures on both!
ReplyDeletegreat pictures. The eyes of the child just catch you! Beautiful!
ReplyDeleteI love your pictures : ). Like always! Are you ready for A this week?
ReplyDeleteVery lovely faces. I dont do portrait on my blog, not my favourite subject cause some are shy (like me...lol) while others do not like having their faces taken.
ReplyDeleteyou caught so much emotion in those faces...great job!
ReplyDeleteliz
Wasn't expecting that. You capture the emotion well. Sadness. Makes you wonder what is in store for that child. What kind of life will this little one have?
ReplyDeleteThe faces and the contrasts go straight to my heart!
ReplyDeleteI really like the color of your adult picture, but the face of the child really expresses so much.
ReplyDeleteThe first picture was as nice a child portrait as I have seen!
ReplyDeletePS Thank you for the comment!
WOW..those eyes! I just want to squeeze that child!! Love the adult entry too! Great shots and good luck! Thank you for my comments too!
ReplyDeletei clicked on your link to view your photo and was SHOCKED that you were from Mena! That's where I grew up! What a coincidence! And, fabulous photo!
ReplyDeleteWOW! Great photos!
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