Thursday, September 13, 2007

photograph by W. Eugene Smith

Only children know what
they are looking for.
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-Antoine de Saint-Exupery, The Little Prince

8 comments:

Brae Howard said...

this was printed in that book, 'the family of man', right? i like this picture a lot. somehow it avoids sentimentality. do you disagree?

Damien said...

this is such a great shot taken by a famous ww2 photographer. he was wounded and convinced he would never take another picture. one afternoon, while taking a walk with his two children he "lucked" into this shot, which is included in the famous "family of man" collection. he hadn't used his camera in two years.

D. Fresh said...

le petit prince. je l'aime. and yes, this picture is worthy of staring.

kate said...

kids on a mission-i love it

Lowen said...

I disagree. :(

kate said...

2 things: What's new Lo? With what do you disagree? xo

Lowen said...

Brae asked if anyone disagreed about it avoiding sentimentality. I did. It looks very hallmark to me. Admittedly, my eye is not as subtle as Brae's when it comes to judging an image.

Anonymous said...

Silly me...sentimentality is the very thing that causes me to appreciate such a picture. Not all of us are artists; some of us are just moms. I like Hallmark cards and movies too.