Los Véndelo Todo

Photography \ Figure | 03/23/05 @232 | Madanapale | critiques (41) | views (2296)

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TO CROSSIFIXIO….PAUL..
An excellent Photographer Who was so kind to dedicate a picture to me..
Link to Crossifixio… http://crossifixio.gfxartist.com/

The title is phrase of a poem by Roque Dalton….
“los vendelotodo”…The ones who can sell everything.
A controversial figure because of his political views but a great poet….
The poem describes some characteristics of the poor Salvadorian people …the poem contains some hard remarks but the author understood the social roots of our defects.

I include a fragment and I tried to translate it…

Poema de amor…

los arrimados,los mendigos,los marihuaneros, los guanacos hijos de la gran puta,
los que apenitas pudieron regresar, los que tuvieron un poco más de suerte,
los eternos indocumentados,
los hacelotodo,
los vendelotodo,
los comelotodo,
los primeros en sacar el cuchillo,
los tristes más tristes del mundo
Mis compatriotas!!...Mis hermanos!!!

English translation….

Love Poem

The parasytes,the beggars,the marihuana smokers,
The “guanacos” (Salvadorians) great sons of a bitch!!
The ones who barely made it back to the country…
The ones who were luckier and could stay…
The eternal ilegal aliens
The ones who can do anything…
can sell everything…
can eat anything,
The first ones to pull out the knife
The saddest among the saddest people of the world,
My fellow citizens!!...My brothers!!

Roque Dalton (El Salvador 1935 – 1975)

PS
El Salvador…Actual Population 6 587 541…..Area 8124 sq mi…(21 040 sq km)
About 3 700 000 Salvadorians migrated out of the country because of Poverty and the civil war.(Mainly to USA)….The active labor force of Salvadorians in USA it is now larger that the one at home…The economical survival of the country depends now on the money the immigrants send to their families at home….My country has beautiful landscapes but also hard realities….

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Comments (41)

Inabottle

03/23/05 @239

This is a strong fotograph... Beautiful composition and colors. There are a million words in this picture. Great job

eduardobedoya

03/23/05 @244

Awesome,
seem to be great concept to me
As i said before
I like home places photos.
specially is it mine Latamerica.
great stuff.

Byonder

03/23/05 @248

I like the colors of this piece. I like the composition, although I can't help but feel like it should be rotated just the slightest bit clock-wise. Nice work, I enjoy street photography.

Madanapale

03/23/05 @274

Thanks Byonder....agree some of the columns at the left are not perpendicular but the largest one are.....I just had to choose....Also convergence may tilt some elements (Wide angle).....The building is also in ruins and was almost destroyed by the earthquake in year .2001.

beefpepsi

03/23/05 @285

that was an eye opener to read.

JohnDoe

03/23/05 @298

I fully agree with beefpepsi... I didn't knew what was going on down there..
I've been to the Dominican Republic last summer, and I saw many scenes like this, people selling everything, just in front of their houses or what was left of it... It reminds me of that...
excellent description, fits perfectly with the photograph!
I am sorry I can only give you +7/7 I wish I could give you +10/10!!!!
beautiful picture!
Thijs

EDIT: have you ever considerd working for National Geographic..?

Mugil

03/23/05 @314

Great photo with great moment

windandfire

03/23/05 @335

This is one of my favorites. . . everything looks tired and harsh. . . stripped walls, barren hopes, just a struggle to survive and live. I wrote a monologue once that expresses a similar concept. . .
Very powerful. Very harsh, cruel and sad. Most of all, this is one of your strongest photographs yet, in my opinion. . .
It's too easy for me to say I like your beautiful landscapes better, yet I know that I just don't want to admit how much this means to me somewhere. . .
It's like the familiar saying,"Truth hurts". . . .
+10
--Just a thought - I tried experimenting on this (hope you don't mind) to see if it would hold more strength if it had less color. I changed the hue to a sort of brown/yellow, then desaturated it so it almost looked b/w. I'm not sure if it was stronger, but you might want to give it a try. Please. . . I don't want to be a nuisance or have you think that I don't like it . . I just thought you might want to try it and see what you think. . . I really love this photograph as it is, so please don't get the wrong impression from my inexperienced advice.

flowjoe

03/23/05 @377

Another excellent one, top score as usuall. I really like your work and find it very inspiring

ThruMyEyez

03/23/05 @382

Photography is always a window to the world and this is a striking example. I commend you for including this view through your window among the many others you have presented. Great work as always Carlos!

tetbautista

03/23/05 @401

life goes on..

very nice carlos.

Madilynnn

03/23/05 @478

Wow, Carlos, this is one of your best photos. It made me sad, but I can appreciate what you have done here, which is to photograph a side to your country that is very real and raw. I love it. I find this photo technically perfect - the colors are wonderful and the details, textures and lighting are all perfect too. Wonderful work. Thank you for showing us this side to your country. It is indeed an eye opener and even in the midst of the sadness this photo creates, I can still find it beautiful.

Good work as always my friend!

- Rene

maytree

03/23/05 @505

good work Carlos, man can see minutes on that photo

crossifixio

03/23/05 @558

Thanks Carlos
Im very thankfull.Its just my type of picture.I like everything in this .Colors ,composition and that sad guy.Great
For me its one of your best works

Juro

03/23/05 @607

Looks like a hell of a character, great details on the surroundings too, really crisp. Great shot.

Dax

03/23/05 @617

A wonderful and touching capture!
Colors are incredible!

emarts

03/23/05 @661

I've added this to my favorites. At first it's hard to see the details because there's so much texture and a lot going on. But it invites you to study it and to become absorbed by it. Very good, my friend.

drdab99

03/23/05 @703

Thank you for sharing this, Carlos. You have a very sensitive and touching style. I love how much you share in your posts. It's a pleasure knowing you.

organicparadox

03/23/05 @970

not so much the photo or the description or the poem, but the whole package. you recieve my highest marks. thank you for sparking thought.

MischievousGod

03/24/05 @106

WOW
10+++
I like it, really really, a lot!
It's so natural, so realistic. I can say it, im from Brasil, and where I live we got lot's of small vendors like tha man in that picture.
The expression in his face, his image itself in the middle of his products... so natural, so bucolic... Got the - real -tropical feeling. The real... not the one you see in some beach' air fly company ad.... the plain simple life. you got it.
Seems real, live, it almost smells like fish.

10+++, no words.

Madanapale

03/24/05 @125

Thanks to you all for the comments...they mean a lot to me!!!
Carlos

ohce

03/24/05 @246

ohhh... nooooo.... i am late for this beautiful shot.....

so sorry....
I love this shot as you have included all the things that strongly give a message to the viewers on the man sitting there.... it's not just an ordinary portrait shot. The man are well compose in the shot~
Great work~

kittyKat

03/24/05 @250

are those alligator skins? kinda looks like it
BTW here in south Florida its March Madness Alligator Mating season they are every where!

this is a beautiful shot great colors great capture

eremita

03/24/05 @281

Beautiful Photo, this is one of my favorites of yours......

Good Work! +10/10

celticfish

03/24/05 @586

Wonderful! I love the colors and the composition! Thank you, Carlos!

MsMichelleLynn

03/24/05 @629

I also enjoy this photo Carlos. Usually I don't like busy photos but for some reason this one is pleasing and even with it's busyness, it's well composed. It's kinda fun looking through it at all the items and details. The colors are wonderful and the man's expression is as well. The photo also makes a strong statement about the social and economic situation in your country.

Impressive work indeed. It could be on the front cover of National Geographic.

audentia

03/24/05 @656

Great photo! Lovely colours, the relaxing man makes the whole photo relaxing. Lots of great textures.
Great work, and great subject, Carlos! God Bless!

shambler

03/24/05 @749

this is awesome - I have tons of those models over here but I'm afraid to take my camera to those places.

beatrizmatar

03/24/05 @750

You catch the hiden side of the reality. So you reveal the magic of simple things
For me that is and artist.
Someone who has a deep and sensible inner world and is ready to express it.

Kurlowski

03/24/05 @850

Sorry Im late Carlos! This is an excellent photograph. You captured some excellent color and facial expression. You did great on the mood. Nice composition. Top marks

eowyn

03/25/05 @602

Sorry for being so late...
I love the compo, the colors, and the lighting.
Great shot from you Papa, and this one is a very unique from you...

and I loveeeeeeeeee the poem, It represents my country too Papa, poverty is the biggest issue here in Indonesia

I can feel for this photo because I feel the same way about my country and I see poverty everyday...

cupcake

03/25/05 @640

Excellent picture!!
Cupcake

reilanchan

03/25/05 @780

This is just incredible!
The expression of this man combined with the setting: Awesome!

brainstormingin

03/25/05 @895

namaste carlos ! Sorry for being late . Had a terrible net connection

This is a great piece of art carlos. India is also a third world developing country. And there is poverty everywhere. 70 % of the people live under poverty line. Life goes on. People see the beauty of it not the hard reality. we have to be thankfull to god for what we are and what we have got.

Excellent picture and a excellent description. +10/10

ClaraSoto

03/26/05 @063

Feliz Cumpleaños!

contessa

03/26/05 @172

Now your work for National Geographic

Fantastic photojournalism, so much color and life in this posting. Very different from your usual style, a step in a different direction and yet a real winner. Congratulations!

wench

04/01/05 @743

beautiful foto

Yadira

04/02/05 @206

Very nice picture an apropiate title...I like the poem.

Morre

04/13/05 @404

Excellent photo! Sorry I'm late

sermalefico

10/28/05 @519

ouuu like composition and man expresion.

Jay-Dee

01/09/06 @139

this is a reality that not only El Salvador lives, the whole Latin America is going through this situation, and you really got to express it graphically, it's a great job!
muy bien hecho!!! love the hanging necklaces! we call them "pucas"

Peace
Jaydo

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