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Tough As It Gets

Steve Harrington

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Tough As It Gets Photograph

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Bolton, ON - Canada

Like many, I had great difficulty confronting my emotions when experiencing such extreme poverty and need. To be honest, I feared the beggars, I think, and I am not sure why. In part it is connected to our Western taboo against staring at suffering. Like feeling a twinge of guilt when we look at a bad car accident. Eventually I realized that I was treating them as objects of fear, rather than humans. I finally changed that when I forced myself to sit on the sidewalk with a legless Calcutta beggar who had been hounding me. Although we shared no common language, we "communicated" for half an hour. It felt right for both of us: Just two guys sharing part of our long journeys through a big, tough world.

Bolton, ON - Canada

You are very kind, Juls! I wish I could change the photo and his life. My skills have grown since, but so have the number of people facing his plight.

Draper, UT - United States

I wouldn't change anything regarding the photo....

Bolton, ON - Canada

Thank you, Juls! I wish the quality were better, but in a strange way the raw quality captures the feel of the moment.

Draper, UT - United States

Wow....what an Image, Steve!

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