The Quarry
Written by duckrabbitAt the end of the second day of our photofilm training here in Nairobi we stopped off at a quarry.
David and I had just short of an hour to see if we could find someone willing to chat and also shoot off some pics. We wanted to demonstrate to the wonderful people at ILRI (who we are training) that producing a simple photofilm neither has to kill you, nor cost the earth.
It turned out that the majority of the men and women working in the quarry were pastoralists who had lost their livestock in last years drought. Contrary to what you might think they were happy to be working. Even if it’s not the life they dreamed of, it is a life.
Someone made the comment that they were like ‘men in a chain gang’ but this couldn’t be the further from the truth.
Perhaps we should stop trying to put ourselves in other peoples shoes. It seems pointless because we end up feeling sorry for someone they are not and then coming up with solutions that suit us.
Just listening is a great starting point. Infact isn’t it the only starting point into someone else’s life?
Anyway, this is just to say I absolutely LOVE this picture by David. I want it for my wall.
(c) David White 2010
Author — duckrabbit
duckrabbit is a production company formed by radio producer/journalist Benjamin Chesterton and photographer David White. We specialize in digital storytelling.
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Cheers m’dears.
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Seriously, You are so right. Take your shoes off when you enter someone’s house.