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StamatisGR — The living dead
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Published: 2009-05-16 15:31:20 +0000 UTC; Views: 4495; Favourites: 135; Downloads: 32
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There is a certain area in Athens where it is not advised to walk aloneeven in broad daylight. I "happened" to pass by that area on my motorbike, camera hanging from the neck...
Some people look for hell in religious books...
Some people look for paradise in their prayers...
Both are right here!
Beside us...in front of us!
The guy sitting on the left is holding the needle between his teeth
as he's tieing a band around his arm in order to find a vein and shoot
his heroin. A girl is sitting beside him already high.
The other 2 squatting guys are shooting at this very moment
and the hand in the right of the frame belongs to the fifth of the zombie company. The 6th guy, few meters away is watching for the cops who are soon to come.
see also: 1. One way ticket to Hell 3.The police comes 4.That was too close
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Comments: 103
Wow. Its difficult to imagine capturing such a scene. Really well timed. I am none to critique a work of such brilliance.
How did you manage to shoot them though? Don't they create a problem regarding people watching them or taking pictures?
Nonetheless, sensational series, this one.
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great shot in a technical, interesting and artistic way.
and: i am very calm now
thanks for your work!
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that's insane. you're lucky to get that shot unscathed. i wanted to shoot at an area similar to that as well, but couldn't. right when i got to that area they were already yelling at me. this is one of the reasons i wanna get a canon g7 (much smaller and i don't get mistaken for media, specially with my external flash lol). very lucky indeed mate. but i find it's not as strong as 'One way ticket to hell' perspective wise (relatively). but this one you can see the rubbish, the grime and the grit of the environment, which reflects the people and their habit. i can almost feel and smell it from here. like bruce gilden said, 'if you can smell the streets just by looking at the frame, it's a street photograph'.
well done mate. be more careful next time out! perhaps bring some big guys with you.
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Thank you!
great saying by Bruce!
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Kataplhktiki photo!Fantazomai thn phres xwris na koitakseis sto skopeytro gia na mhn se katalavoun. Eisai poly brave Stamati pantws. Mia fora me ena filo mou pou eixame paei ekei ki ekane to la8os na shkwsei thn mhxanh pros to meros tous brhkame ton mpela mas.Mas perikyklwsan kai h8elan na spasoun tis mhxanes mas, kai htan para polloi.Katelhksa na tous xaideyw gia na tous hremhsw.
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skopeytro oute gi asteio!
ki an den hmoun panw sth moto mou
de nomizw na evgaza tipota!
pantws, h den katalavan tipota
h den tous enoiaze katholou...
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Pantws ta kataferes yperoxa! Teleia h seira pou parousiazeis! Sygxarhthria!
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I see many people already told you to be careful, so I am not going to repeat, although I am tempted.
This is simply stunning, in richness of tones, as well as in the moment you captured.
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Its first title was "The living zombies"
but after a second thought and some suggestions I changed it
I had to HDR it to bring all the macabre details of it.
Hvala ti puno srecice!
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Very impressive, you have been taking quite some risks lately Stamati...
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The whole scene lasted for 3 minutes Erene.
I was quite safe
Thank you!
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and there is a 3d and a 4th...
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I just looked at them all! Wonderful series!! You're very lucky!
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Oh my!
No I don't know what to say.
Great work and sad sad sad life for some people.
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there's nothing to say...
thank you!
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This is very sad but your photo is remarkable. I just read a book called "The Heroin Diaries". It's hard to kick.
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thank you.
yes it is very sad
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Maybe your photo will make a difference in someone's life. It sends a strong message.
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If it could possibly do something like that,
I would be the happiest person on earth!
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I think your photos do that and they definitely move viewers. The images stay in the mind.
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ghetto mentality lets you let go morality
grasp animality, and finally attracts a fatality.
and sadly, battling valiantly your rarely landing the, hits
and so you sit, then you quit, take a hit, your psyche splits.
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