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Bluelight weekly photography contest Round 180 : Poverty

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Poverty (suggested by Sweet P)

RULES

1. Any photograph or variation of a photograph which has been previously submitted for one of the contest rounds cannot be used in subsequent rounds of the contest.

2. Photographs must be your original work and that has never been copyrighted or, if copyrighted, that you are the sole copyright owner of.
2a. No submitting pictures for other people, for friends, etc. Your OWN work, very simple.

3. Only one photograph may be entered per contest.

4. All photographs must be free of watermarks, signatures and borders

5. Photographs must be no wider than 700 and no higher than 700 pixels. Free resizing software - Irfanview.

6. Deadline for entries is 12am Eastern (5am GMT) on the posted deadline date.

7. Voting ends at 12am Eastern (5am GMT) on the posted end date.

8. Post your images in the appropriate thread in the form of an image, not a link to click on.

9. Don't be a dummy and vote for your own photo, try and make it fun.

Be reminded that this is a photo contest and so images which have been heavily manipulated through an image editing software will not be accepted. To put everyone on a level playing field, editing should be restricted to cropping and resizing.

Images which are not relevant to the week's theme will be automatically removed.

If you have a problem with another contestant's entry adhering to the contest guidelines, please PM the forum moderators. Do not try to begin a debate about the issue within the contest submission or poll thread! There will be zero tolerance towards any attempts to devolve a contest thread into a bash-fest or witch hunt.

We will pick the next theme and post it the night a contest ends for the next round so people have a full 7 days to take pictures and submit them. After all the entries have been posted, a poll will be added on the last night, so people can vote. Voting will take place from midnight to midnight over the following 2 days (12am Sunday - 12am Tuesday).

Those who wish to participate in sharing full versions of their entries may do so by providing a link only to the full sized version in the same post as their entry.

Thank you and have fun!
 
Please submit your photos in this thread and a mod will re-post them when voting starts in a separate voting thread.

Submissions: May 16 - May 22
Voting: May 23 - May 24

Next: Vintage [May 23 - May 29] (suggested by ryanlaughlin)
Followed By: Things That Don't Belong [May 30 - June 05] (suggested by Thizzerfershizzer)
Then: 4 Legs [June 06 - June 12] (suggested by cletus)
Then: Connected [June 13 - June 19] (suggested by IAMTHOUGHTS)
 
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Bukit Lawang, Sumatra, Indonesia

this is the indo version of wet-and-wild. After devestating floods in 2003 and recent fires, this town is unfortunately living well below the poverty line, despite being such a naturally abundant region.
 
This is going to be one of those solemn rounds where the photos are amazing but the subject matter is not pleasing at all.....

Great photos so far guys :)
 
I've been flicking through my photos and I haven't really found one that I'm entirely happy with... might have to head out and take some pictures this weekend unless I change my mind (or if I can't be bothered taking any new photos...)

[update]
Since it looks like it is going to be pleasant weather in London this weekend, I don't think I am going to have the time to spend wandering around London looking for photos of poverty. Here's one I took in Paris recently which kinda fits what I am looking for.

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So far, I have absolutely no idea who to vote for. Not only very good photographs, all have managed to capture the theme brilliantly.

Good show everyone :)
 
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