Well another day of photo dreaming and came up with yet another photography project possibility. The series would be on the Burmese in Thailand, families at the dump, children in the sky blue school, people working in the sweat shops along the border, trafficked Burmese people deep inside Thailand, brothel worker portraits, hill tribe people along the border, illegals being repatriated back to Burma by the Thai police and all the people living in the 9 Burmese refugee camps in Thailand.
I will place this project in the back of my mind with all the others (to many to count) and let it germinate for a while and see how it develops, maybe something will come of it, maybe not. I am excited by the thought of this project, it could create important work that might raise funds to help the Burmese in Thailand. If I could get the work shown in some top notch venues it could educate and raiseawareness about the lives of these people. This strikes me as a very worthwhile subject, a project that if done right might even rise to be called noble. To give nobility to these forgotten people, that would really be something, something to be proud of and worth creating. Photographing people, showing their courage, dignity and beauty, telling the stories of their lives, now that's what photography is about!
More thought needed as always
