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The Big Catch #WordlessWednesday #Snapshot

#WordlessWednesday #Cambodia

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A mud-covered girl holding a fish across her body in a village near Siem Reap, Cambodia
The Big Catch — a girl with her fish in a village near Siem Reap, Cambodia, 2015. © Friedrich Zettl

A photograph for #WordlessWednesday. No words, just a picture. Let the image tell the story.

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22 responses to “The Big Catch #WordlessWednesday #Snapshot”

  1. rose avatar
    rose

    Heartbreaking..Thanks, that you remember us,how cruel the world can be.

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    1. Zettl Fine Arts avatar
      Zettl Fine Arts

      Thank you Rose! Yes, lupus est homo homini! The result of the summit and its circumstances are probably even more cruel.

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  2. The Sicilian Storyteller avatar
    The Sicilian Storyteller

    Oh my.

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  3. swabby429 avatar
    swabby429

    This photo leaves me speechless.

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    1. Zettl Fine Arts avatar
      Zettl Fine Arts

      Yes, it says a lot – unfortunately 🙁

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  4. markbierman avatar
    markbierman

    A powerful image.

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    1. Zettl Fine Arts avatar
      Zettl Fine Arts

      Thank you very much!

      Reply
  5. luisa zambrotta avatar
    luisa zambrotta

    Simply wonderful!

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    1. Zettl Fine Arts avatar
      Zettl Fine Arts

      Thanks again, Luisa! I am glad you like it.

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      1. luisa zambrotta avatar
        luisa zambrotta

        It is so meaningful ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

      2. Zettl Fine Arts avatar
        Zettl Fine Arts

        Thank you! Not everyone understood it.

      3. luisa zambrotta avatar
        luisa zambrotta

        🙏🙏🙏

  6. JMN avatar
    JMN

    Mr. Zettl, this is the most touching and compelling photo I have seen in recent memory. Thank you for a moving, and in its way inspiring, image. This is where photography borders poetry. As every, fair play to you for your stimulating and informative blog.

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    1. Zettl Fine Arts avatar
      Zettl Fine Arts

      Many many thanks! I was afraid that the photo would not go down well as it is very grainy – not particularly wise in these times of ultra-sharp images. But I am relieved by your friendly words!

      Reply
  7. Karlheinz W. Gernholz avatar
    Karlheinz W. Gernholz

    Why should we see this picture?
    Why are we reminded that a great many people have it really bad?
    Why do we still vote at all?

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    1. Zettl Fine Arts avatar
      Zettl Fine Arts

      Thanks for your questions! I assume they are rhetorical in nature but would like to comment on them. Also, I assume you know that I don’t mean to be presumptuous or lecturing.

      Why are we still voting? Why are we still posting? Since you are a critical person who observes his environment well, you probably also post to share your observations or to put your thoughts into a form. Basically I don’t do anything else. When we “like” a post, we’re showing our approval – or at least signaling that we appreciate the poster’s work.

      However, I read something else from your question, namely a great deal of dissatisfaction, coupled with a question of “meaning”, “sense”. Both are easy to understand in times like these, but a good time to reflect that it’s up to us to find “sense” of everything.

      As far as the photo itself is concerned, well, it’s like abstract art: What we see or can recognize in it, what it triggers in us, has little to do with the picture, but with our thinking.

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      1. Karlheinz W. Gernholz avatar
        Karlheinz W. Gernholz

        Ja, die Fragen waren rhetorischer Natur. Danke für Ihre Antwort, die ich voll und ganz teile.

      2. Zettl Fine Arts avatar
        Zettl Fine Arts

        Danke, freut mich. Schönes WE!

  8. notestowomen avatar
    notestowomen

    What a powerful image.

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    1. Zettl Fine Arts avatar
      Zettl Fine Arts

      Thank you very much ❤️

      Reply
  9. Ana Hernandez avatar
    Ana Hernandez

    I love this!

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    1. Zettl Fine Arts avatar
      Zettl Fine Arts

      Thank you so much ❤️ Enjoy a great weekend!

      Reply

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