Are these men looking at the other side? Or are they leaning against the wall, hurt?
They are tired, they are in pain. They are longing for something else. They look for the other side of this wall that keeps them where they are. The men hold onto it as they lean towards it. Maybe it is because of fatigue.
With the disaster in Haiti, I can't help but think the lives of those impacted could now be closely related to those that Salgado depicts. Those that need our help.
Let's do what we can to provide for those who need it. Let's help tear down the wall that holds them.
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photograph by Sebastiao Salgado
I think that you made a very good point. These people may have just reached the wall but there is still no victory in it, because they are exhausted and defeated even after reaching their destination. There is no where to go after this. They can turn around and give up or they can try to get over and run the risk of being caught and rejected once again. This is a very sad picture for me.
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