Has anyone ever photographed "Dignity"?

[dave lackey]

If so, please post it as I would like to remember...

 

[Keith]

Hi Dave,

Now and then I look at a photograph I've taken and the term 'dignity' does come to mind ... here's a couple that fit the bill for me.

 

[ferider]

 

[Bob Michaels]

If these do not say "dignity", I have failed the Cuban people.

 

[lawrence]

Nomad living in a tent in the Sahara and owns a chicken and a goat. Has loads of dignity, it seems to me...

 

[Austerby]

"Someone showed me a picture and I just laughed
Dignity never been photographed"

 

[Morca007]

So far I'm just seeing people (and a bit of graffiti), no words.

 

[lawrence]

"Someone showed me a picture and I just laughed
Dignity never been photographed"

Nice! I was thinking of His Bobness too...

 

[dan denmark]

i think keith nailed it.

 

[Austerby]

the pictures i get!

please explain the words?

http://www.bobdylan.com/#/songs/dignity

lines from the penultimate verse.


or, for one person's explanation:

http://www.chrisgregory.org/blog/PermaLink,guid,a52707d0-0fde-4be5-a011-8f97bdf774ad.aspx

 

[peterm1]

Well since this thread has taken a slightly bizzare turn.......Its hard to look dignified when a metal pig is begging for his lunch. But I think this guy does it pretty darn well.

 

[Keith]

Well since this thread has taken a slightly bizzare turn.......Its hard to look dignified when a metal pig is begging for his lunch. But I think this guy does it pretty darn well.

Who hoo ... public art downunder!

Excellent photo Peter and I love that guys shoes!

 

[dave lackey]

Ah, Keith, you have hit upon what I was looking for..

And thanks to Mr. Dylan,
this is my own "version of death called life":

Englishman stranded in the blackheart wind
Combin’ his hair back, his future looks thin
Bites the bullet and he looks within
For dignity

Someone showed me a picture and I just laughed
Dignity never been photographed
I went into the red, went into the black
Into the valley of dry bone dreams

So many roads, so much at stake
So many dead ends, I’m at the edge of the lake
Sometimes I wonder what it’s gonna take
To find dignity

Looking within... it is hard.

 

[Avotius]

Here in China the newspapers and magazines are filled with pictures of "dignity", unfortunatly it is so used that it becomes something else, "propaganda"

 

[Carterofmars]

Can an old cat be dignified?

 

[dave lackey]

After reading through Roger's thread on photographing the poor, I thought it might be good to get some fresh thoughts on THIS thread.

The original question is, "Has anyone ever photographed "Dignity"?"

By that, I mean, when one looks at the image the first time, does the word "dignity" come to mind immediately so that there is that communication involved between the subject, the photo and the viewer of the photo? Some examples posted already are getting close.

Please post some more, as I would love to see that interaction.

 

[Nikkor AIS]

Great thread.

 

[Keith]

Aboriginal woman living on the streets with a drinking problem ... but I still see the dignity of her race in her eyes along with a fair amount of pain.

 

[tomtofa]

 

[Keith]