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July 2010

Food for the Flies

Masai Village, Kenya view map

A crying boy snuggled into his mother. His nasal fluid and tears became food for the flies.

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Posted on 5 August 2010

Nikon D3 ,Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8G ED-IF AF-S VR
1/100s f/9.0 at 200.0mm iso200 full exif

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Richard Calmes09-Sep-2010 00:23
This is at once a fabulous and a painful image! V
ac15-Aug-2010 15:01
Well, I'm afraid when I see one around my food in a restaurant !
Great colors and details.
Milos Markovic14-Aug-2010 15:12
So touching and powerful in all of its severity, CM:
One of the most beautiful unstaged portraits i have seen lately.
Milan Vogrin13-Aug-2010 13:11
Great photo!V!
2004 11-Aug-2010 14:42
Impressive !
LynnH09-Aug-2010 14:29
She needs to wipe his face clean so the flies will go. So sad, yet so colorful and candid. V
Guest 08-Aug-2010 23:36
Wow! Powerful photojournalism, CM... very sad!
alfredo camba jr.07-Aug-2010 16:53
Fantastic capture! Striking image!! V
Jeff Real07-Aug-2010 02:33
You have recorded a heart rending scene with great power, my friend ~V~
meekam tam06-Aug-2010 11:53
I feel very sorry for the child and his mother. A Nice shot! V
Giancarlo Guzzardi06-Aug-2010 07:05
touching and dramatic.
Great composition
Peter Stahl06-Aug-2010 03:38
So Sad to see. The real world over there is so tough . You captured this with the look in his eyes. :-)
Hank Vander Velde06-Aug-2010 00:05
How sad, but great revealing image.
marie-jose wolff05-Aug-2010 22:54
touching portrait...V
an nguyen05-Aug-2010 22:20
Sad reality.
Image worth to appear in National Geo magazine.
Tomasz Dziubinski - Photography05-Aug-2010 19:59
Stunning shot, Vote !
Patricia Kay05-Aug-2010 19:33
Great shot CM...that poor child....BV
bill friedlander05-Aug-2010 17:56
Poor sweetie molested by the flies. Great emotional image with superb colors. V
Simon Chandler05-Aug-2010 17:49
Powerful image. Excellent storytelling composition. v
Zoltán Balogh05-Aug-2010 17:34
Oh my God...this is shocking...! V
TuTmin05-Aug-2010 16:27
ohhh ! so impressive !
Am tongue-tied !!
v~
hugo poon05-Aug-2010 15:43
I'm overwhelmed... I've never been so saddened by a "colourful" photo!!!
Jim's Atavistic Visions05-Aug-2010 15:41
Oh... so touching! Nice colors! V!... Josefina
Walter Otto Koenig05-Aug-2010 14:58
A very strong and well composed portrait. It really goes right to the heart. "V"
Guest 05-Aug-2010 13:31
Oh Sh??!!! That's terrific portrait of this poor boy! Great capture!!
Alex Cheung05-Aug-2010 12:48
Excellent composition!!! very strong photo!!! -V-
Jim Coffman05-Aug-2010 12:24
This is sad in so many ways. Great capture,CM. V
Bartosz Kotulski05-Aug-2010 12:18
wow.this is very good portrait. i am speechless.
Bartosz
borisalex05-Aug-2010 12:17
Absolutley terrific portrait! BV.
Pierre05-Aug-2010 12:05
Une image qui parle énormément! V
Stephanie05-Aug-2010 11:58
Oh my ~ this is a heart wrenching image. Beautifully captured CM! V