Enduring the Hard Life
This gallery was inspired by a challenge on DP review.com to photograph people whose lives are tough every day & in every way. People who are able to survive without having their spirits crushed. The shots are derived from my collection of scanned images during my world travels as a part of my NASA environmental work. Some appear in other galleries here in this collection/
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Scientia-Photos
on November 16, 2013By 1992 the Russian economy was in the dumps, with inflation running about 100%. The official exchange rate with western currencies had increased by a factor of 6, but the real rate was more like a factor of 20. Everywhere you looked you saw people selling personal goods on the streets. It is not clear whether this little girl is selling her coloring book or if her family is buying and selling books. Her poise & clothing suggests a once prosperous life. Her sadness is palpable.