Moving House by Meisiekind
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A street scene on one of the main roads in the heart of Soweto. These folks were probably "moving house" from one squatter camp to another. They are most probably non South African as we are experiencing a huge influx of illegal aliens from Zimbabwe, Mozambique and up north as far as Nigeria. They gather in informal settlements (sqatter camps) and build dwellings with anything they can find. The corragated iron sheets and wooden and cardboard pieces on the back of this cart are typical material used to build shacks. Most of them are unemployed which of course adds to the crime problem we already have... Not an easy issue for the government to control... I do feel sorry for these folks who, once repatriated, will probably live in worse conditions in their own countries!!
The image was shot from a fast moving vehicle and the horse drawn cart was also going at quite a speed... I am surprised about the little movement I picked up in this image...
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Hugs, Carin xx
Comments (35)
Uitstekende vangs Karin.Die beweging toon net genoeg.Uitstekende vangs.Lol ek moet uitkyk vir Die Titanic.Hier is een van hierdie groot Trokke wat hier in Pretoria Rondry.Iemand het die woord Titanic agter op die bak geverf.
A brilliant shot! So sad especially about Zimbabwe.
An impressive capture!!
Really a very sad shot....bravissima!V:DDD.Hugsxx Whylma
Another common scene we tend to ignore - most around here have 'scrap metal' to deliver for money. Anything from that fence, the pole or the copper in the power lines... The shot is great, very little movement to distract. Cheers, Clive
Wonderful shot !
Excellent shot!
Excellent!
Living in the states I sometimes take things for granted. Its an awesome shot :)
great info on this shot . .wonderful capture
Excellent capture and thank you also for the info. Very interesting.
So "real live"! Was going to say "beautiful", but changed my mind.... a very good picture!! Better?
I enjoy shots like this. They give us a window to things in life we would never see or experience..well done
Great stop action scene Carin! Sad for these people that have to live in shacks... Ray
Very nice shot! makes a great social commentary
Words fail me. Reminds me of the need to be thankful daily for all we have. Good eye on your part.
Many years ago, back in the early '60s, I saw similar settlements along the border of the US and Mexico. They were on both sides of the border as people slipped in and out of the countries. But the homes were of tar paper and cardboard, tin and old produce crates taken apart. It was heartbreaking to see families living in the dirt like this with no water except the dirty Rio Grande and no bathrooms except the dirty Rio Grande... :-I This is a great shot and even with both of you moving, the only movement in the shot really only gives this a feeling of their movement - which is an added bonus.
This is the tragedy of all migrants... They wander from place to place, living in disastrous conditions! Even in Italy there are many and they do the most menial tasks... Excellent shot!
a very nice scene!!!
We do take a lot for granted, in our warm homes, sad pic!!!!
SPLENDID!!!!
Pretty decent shot considering the circumstances, Carin! So, you have an illegal alien problem just like we have here in California, or shall I say, Mexico North. The same kind of poor folk, high crime rate, overpopulation, gridlock, drain on resources, ad nauseum.
An excellent photograph, Dierbaar, and very thought provoking.
I feel sorry for those people driven from their homes because of some politician with ideas of grandeur. I like this type of capture very much. shows how life is for those less fortunate
Something we don't see every day......wonderful shot... Aloha
My heart breaks to realise how many people do not know the warmth and comfort of the sort of home I have been lucky enough to live in all my life, yes it really breaks my heart. You took an amazing shot here Carin, the photography is superb and opens the eyes up for us to see and reflect for a while on how the 'other half' live. hugs Jane xx
This is incredibly thought provoking in so many ways. As you know, I'm a science fiction geek and I fell in love with the movie District 9 which looked at the very issues that you brought up in your comment here. That movie also had a few rather disturbing things to say about what humans are actually like (yeah, and the aliens looked like woodlice without armor but with moving moustaches, so naturally I like them!) Anyway...this image conjures a lot, because I recognize (though not intimately) that corrugated metal, and the huge influx of indigent people from Nigeria, especially, but also Zimbabwe and Mozamqique. Frank Herbert once stated that absolute power does not corrupt anyone; instead, it attracts those who are already corrupt. Anyway, enough of that. I like the crisp clarity of this shot, and the wonderful antrhopological details so casually included here. There are the obvious bits involving people of some ethnic mix that doesn't exist in the USA, moving house in a truly ancient way. What really grabs me is how "weird" South Africa must be, I mean...look at those power lines/telephone poles in the background! Different cultures are very easy for me to understand, but I get culture shock looking at telephone poles, electrical sockets, and milk containers! I love that this image really provokes that feeling in me, it leaves me feeling that there is so much more to discover than I'd ever imagined! Fantastic work on so many levels!
This is a great shot, but a sad situation.
Well at least he didn't have his wife pulling the cart !! :)
Sad site but super capture. Dana