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I Dedicated 12 Years Exploring Ghettos Around The World, And These 35 Pics Tell The Tale
I’m David Tesinsky from Prague, and I’m an independent photographer. While I cover subcultures, my main aim in photography is to open eyes and dispel stereotypes.
I've traveled through ghettos, favelas, slums, etc. in North and Central America, the Caribbean, Asia, and Africa.
I've chosen pictures from Jamaica, Ghana, Nigeria, Nepal, the USA, Guatemala, Thailand, Cambodia, the Philippines, and even Japan."
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#1
Nepal
Final score:
55points
In different parts of the world, people have varied attitudes, dreams, and financial and living situations. Some places resonate deeply with me in every aspect, like the ghettos in Jamaica and Ghana. Yet, there are commonalities, such as the significance of money, marijuana, and music in every ghetto I've visited.
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#3
Cambodia
Final score:
53points
I'm not often exposed to media portrayals of life in ghettos. However, there's a specific stereotype about Jamaica that I've encountered repeatedly - the belief that many Rastafarians live there. In reality, only about one or two percent of the Jamaican population are genuine Rastafarians. The majority are either posing or merely sympathize with the movement without being true Rastafarians. I find this stereotype quite misguided.
#4
Ghana
Final score:
48points
Of all the places and subcultures I've photographed, it's hard to pinpoint just one that had the most profound emotional impact on me. However, as a white guy with a camera around my neck and without a genuine protector or guide, navigating through various ghettos has been an equally intense and heartwarming experience everywhere I've been.
#6
Ghana
Final score:
38points
#7
Nigeria
Final score:
37points
Lyone Fein 3 years ago
Honestly, I look at this and just feel sick. I wonder how long that child will be alive.
#9
Japan
Final score:
33points
#11
Nigeria
Final score:
33points
#12
Jamaica
Final score:
32points
#17
Nigeria
Final score:
25points
#19
Ghana
Final score:
23points
#21
Japan
Final score:
22points
Lyone Fein 3 years ago
If this is a slum in Japan, it is a lot cleaner than all the other places!
#23
Thailand
Final score:
21points
Nice Beast Ludo 3 years ago
Are those monkeys?? At first I thought cats then I just saw more and more monkeys
#25
Ghana
Final score:
19points
#27
Guatemala
Final score:
19points
Mr.Li 3 years ago
Looks like the police arrest this dude. The one guy back has policia on his cap. And Mr.Grey's hands are on his back.
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#30
Jamaica
Final score:
16points
#34
Thailand
Final score:
13points
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Paul C. 3 years ago
It's depressing what an absolute mess we humans have made of our beautiful planet. I may be wrong but I can't think of another animal/species that knowingly fowls it's own living environment. The Earth will be a better place when we have gone but our garbage will still be here in thousands of years.
Marinasongs1432 3 years ago
Did someone report the Donald Trump magazine page being burned? Why da hail did it get reported for?
bElLa sTairZz 3 years ago
upseting people (not saying they were in the right btw)
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DarkGlassSphere 3 years ago
Incredible photos. Experience while the author was making them must be even more impactful. There's a lot of photographs on the internet now, not all of them speak of stories. Happy children's faces, who live beyond poverty give some serious thoughts. I'm sad there's nothing written under the photos, during travels like that, there must be so many things left beyond the camera.
Cosmologist wannabe 3 years ago
There is no word to describe the state of poverty. Fück u, big companies that can easily spend a large part of their money to help stop this.
Lyone Fein 3 years ago
It was interesting to me that several of the photos showed men smoking or drinking or just hanging around.......and I am wondering where are all the women? What are they doing while all this is going on?
Diolla 3 years ago
The women are often inside the homes and might stay away from strangers more, especially when it's a male.
Load More Replies... Nice Beast Ludo 3 years ago
This was sad and enlightening. People can still find happiness in the darkest situations especially children.
Nadine Hunter 3 years ago
The photographer says he likes to dispel stereotypes and then presents a very narrow range of photographs from a handful of locations. Using a word like ghetto is problematic in itself since it can be a concept more present in the mind of an observer than someone who actually lives in the area. I would have thought the photographer would be aware of these matters and also presented some photos of Europeans in similar poses using his criteria of a ghetto which seems to be a very broad one.
sweetrottenpeaches 3 years ago
Around the world? This thread shows only a few countries. Poverty is a plague and it is there in every country. (except for Switzerland I guess)
Paul C. 3 years ago
It's depressing what an absolute mess we humans have made of our beautiful planet. I may be wrong but I can't think of another animal/species that knowingly fowls it's own living environment. The Earth will be a better place when we have gone but our garbage will still be here in thousands of years.
Marinasongs1432 3 years ago
Did someone report the Donald Trump magazine page being burned? Why da hail did it get reported for?
bElLa sTairZz 3 years ago
upseting people (not saying they were in the right btw)
Load More Replies... DarkGlassSphere 3 years ago
Incredible photos. Experience while the author was making them must be even more impactful. There's a lot of photographs on the internet now, not all of them speak of stories. Happy children's faces, who live beyond poverty give some serious thoughts. I'm sad there's nothing written under the photos, during travels like that, there must be so many things left beyond the camera.
Cosmologist wannabe 3 years ago
There is no word to describe the state of poverty. Fück u, big companies that can easily spend a large part of their money to help stop this.
Lyone Fein 3 years ago
It was interesting to me that several of the photos showed men smoking or drinking or just hanging around.......and I am wondering where are all the women? What are they doing while all this is going on?
Diolla 3 years ago
The women are often inside the homes and might stay away from strangers more, especially when it's a male.
Load More Replies... Nice Beast Ludo 3 years ago
This was sad and enlightening. People can still find happiness in the darkest situations especially children.
Nadine Hunter 3 years ago
The photographer says he likes to dispel stereotypes and then presents a very narrow range of photographs from a handful of locations. Using a word like ghetto is problematic in itself since it can be a concept more present in the mind of an observer than someone who actually lives in the area. I would have thought the photographer would be aware of these matters and also presented some photos of Europeans in similar poses using his criteria of a ghetto which seems to be a very broad one.
sweetrottenpeaches 3 years ago
Around the world? This thread shows only a few countries. Poverty is a plague and it is there in every country. (except for Switzerland I guess)
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