When One Can Only Watch

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Graphic and painful to look at, but it is a wonderful socio-political statement and portrayal. Always the innocents suffer. Always. Brian

Posted by Brian J Mackay on Sat 30 Jun 10:44:22

Thank you, Brian.

Posted by Wib Dawson on Sat 30 Jun 12:10:56

It is heart-wrenching that images such as this fine work still need to be.

Posted by Skylar Brown on Sat 30 Jun 19:04:59

Thank you, Skylar - sadly you're absolutely right!

Posted by Wib Dawson on Sat 30 Jun 20:12:15

Perhaps by the lack of comments Wib, it shows that some have difficulty facing issues such as you have portrayed. What do you say, I don’t know what to say.....but you have made me think of how fortunate I am. What can we do about it? I don’t know that either......other than support the people that do. It appears to be more important to spend billions on finding out whether there was life on Mars?? Really? A powerful image Wib.

Posted by Fiona Phipps on Sat 30 Jun 20:23:03

Thank you very much, Fiona - I truly appreciate your thoughtful comment on a difficult aspect of our global life.

Posted by Wib Dawson on Sat 30 Jun 22:38:17

Hang on Studio Wall

29/06/2018

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I keep needing to remind myself that being born into a country that bestows so much privilege when compared to over 95% of the world’s population also comes with responsibility – both to advocate against conditions that foster poverty and oppression as well as aiding organizations who work tirelessly to aid those who have so little material goods to provide daily sustenance for themselves and their families.

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Wib Dawson

For as long as I can remember I've had a passion for creating images through both photography and painting. In recent years, I’ve been especially drawn toward digital painting and have marveled at how closely the technology can now emulate traditional painting media. I particularly enjoy creating…

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