Manuel Rivera-Ortiz
He is an known for his social documentary photography of people's living condition in less developed countries. He grew up in Guayama, Puerto Rico, so he has experienced the hardship in one being poor. His work has been exhibited collections of George Eastman House International Musesum of Photography and Film. His work is also found at Columbia University. He is also founder of The Manuel Rivera-Ortiz Foundation from Documentary Photography and Film, which supports and encourages emerging and established photographers and film makers to engage in social documentary projects and issues.
City Dump, Yamuna River Slum, Delhi, India 2005,
In the photograph above shows the deprivation and the
hell they have to go through everyday only because they are poor, it shows as
if they are so used to the smell and the gutter they no longer care, the fact
that the little boy is smiling so unknowingly to the
camera. I think this photograph adds up meaning because of it's black and white
photography, if it was colour it would not have been as powerful because colour could
be an distraction, whereas here the black and white photograph makes us
concentrate on each and every detail. What I love about this image is the fact
there is a car and person turned away from all the problems, like they are so
used to it. Personally, having lived in one of the poorest country in
the world I can look into the picture and understand the pain of the person
standing there. Also for me picture like this are very inspirational as it gives opportunity
for everyone who has house to live in to feel more fortunate and we have so much
more to give to the ones less fortunate then us help bring together the world and value to
humanity.
Manuel Rivera-Ortiz. (2013). Manuel Rivera-Ortiz Biography. Available: http://rivera-ortiz.com/. Last accessed 9th May 2014.
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