Posted by Portrait| Los Angeles Skid Row (Los Angeles, United States) on 10 September 2007 in Lifestyle & Culture and Portfolio.
It is hard to explain the Cartlady because she is simply an icon for poverty, pride, hope and life for the elderly on skid row.
This Cartlady is African-American, however- she is just one of 30 plus older females that I have captured. White, black, latino they all represent a system that failed the classic American worker.
Little to no healthcare, very little savings and no supportive social system to help.
This bent posture is one that most Cartladys have; hence, I wonder how many years of pushing that darn cart caused that posture.
Peace.
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Awesome work again. Good work.
10 Sep 2007 9:01am
I don't think there is any other Western country where the obedient and conforming many get so little from a system that openly and contemptuously exploits them from the top while being so enamored of their exploiters. There are many many people in this country who believe, or want to believe, that people like the ones you photograph have only themselves to blame for their condition. Boy, are a lot of them in for a rude awakening in the not too distant future.
19 Sep 2007 10:37am
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