Read All About It, Shanghai 2006 by Kal Khogali

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21-JAN-2006

Read All About It, Shanghai 2006

A man taking a break from welding on a roof. Only protection he was using was that newspaper and glasses...it made me think...if there was a spark?.........

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Guest		08-May-2006 16:19
Where are my eyes? But smothered beneath a veneer of today's clamouring voices.With my direction of no choice but theirs.Painted and pressing firmly as a second skin that cannot moult away from my flesh.Destiny is indeed written.A matter of greyless black and white opinionated truths.And nothing else, in these unfocused times.Even though I know it is day,the ink writes upon me as a curtain prison night.And in my sleepwalking I reach around its edges for escape.Feeling nothing but empty exhaled air. Is this enough words? If they have too much weight or are too many,please trim away the fat.Thanks Kal ;)

Guest		08-May-2006 13:46
This one must be in your book as well! It shows your true genius! Words will leaf upon this image as well!Exceptional Kal!

Jennifer Zhou		17-Feb-2006 09:25
Hi Kal, I LOVE this one!! This image is both bitter and amusing so it is making a very powerful statement! My first reaction is that he is reading, which obviously not possible with paper on the face and without the glasses. And then I read your caption, it is now making sense that the paper and the glasses are working as protections. It might be just a laugh for others but it surely works for him. And the protection at the same time blind him. I feel he could be anyone of us, when we get so involve in what we are doing, sometimes we just can't see the whole picture.

Guest		16-Feb-2006 12:25
when media blinds your vision... Superb!

Guest		31-Jan-2006 00:54
Stunning image, love the position of his hands to, well done and a big vote!

Wolfgang		28-Jan-2006 02:23
Resourceful & enterprising Chinese - some things work, some not ... some better than othres.

Guest		27-Jan-2006 22:23
Absolutely WOW is all i can say Big Vote!

Guest		27-Jan-2006 08:24
si, Pulitzer ! And a bravo from Pirandello as well !

Guest		27-Jan-2006 05:47
Wow - this is clearly one of your top images. And that's saying a lot as you've produced some strong ones lately. I love the perspective and framing. B&w is perfect. I'm not sure if Phil is reading too much meaning, but find his comments interesting. Regardless, soooo very good, in fact, perfect - your seminal image so far. VOTE (of course).

Kal Khogali		26-Jan-2006 03:08
Ray, I am struck by your metaphor, and Phils comments on development...when I took the picture as I said, I though about the irony of how the newspaper, intended as his protection was maybe his greatest threat. The things we use to protect ourselves often blind us to the real threats in life...the definition of a paradigm...to look at the world through a set of perscription glasses..they only work for you...nobody will ever see the world the way you see it through them....Pirandello would be proud ;-))

Guest		26-Jan-2006 00:55
Strong and impressive shot! To hide or to show, affliction or provocation, your catch is at the border of many ways and in each still so powerfull. Great one.

...duncan		25-Jan-2006 23:50
Yes, excellent shot. Very journalistic and superbly done. V

Robbie D70		25-Jan-2006 22:38
Yes Kal , a very moving shot . Comic at first, then if you read between the lines , disturbing. You do find these little gems . Well done.

Guest		25-Jan-2006 22:33
Fantastic image Kal! The use of b&w, the angle, the framing and the content are all brilliant!

Guest		25-Jan-2006 20:49
Real life and very powerful

Phil Douglis		25-Jan-2006 19:31
Although China is now a superpower, third-world labor practices still linger (and in some cases predominate.) This image underscores that point eloquently, Kal. You use abstraction (the mask), incongruity (newspaper as mask) and human values (exhaustion) to express your message.

Guest		25-Jan-2006 19:26
Two thousand seven hundred and thirty two votes. This is the best image you've ever produced. I'm completely going with Ray here.

Adalberto Tiburzi		25-Jan-2006 17:15
Kal you are running for the Pulitzer... ;-)

scott clarke		25-Jan-2006 15:42
Hey Kal I have seen this in Mexico. Just shake my head. Nice capture.

Ray Rebortira		25-Jan-2006 15:14
Actually I find this a very potent metaphor for censorship in China --- Google goggles? Brilliant!!!

Guest		25-Jan-2006 13:35
Reminds me of edward off the tubs and edward 'are you local' fame :-) quite scarey

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