Children-10 Three Musketeers

Posted by Shutterbug (Chennai, India) on 6 August 2007 in Plant & Nature.

The last of the series... I hope it turned out the way I wanted it to be - a tribute to the natural courage and resilience of the children who bounced back faster than anyone else did after the tsunami hit.
I wanted to end with the image of a bright smile, one that will put a smile on everyone who comes here. Because that is the enduring message of this tribute.
Thanks for coming by...

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Comments (19)

Celialee from Kyoto, Japan

This picture made me smile :))

6 Aug 2007 4:49pm

kairospix from Singapore, Singapore

what a lovely ending shot of such lovely smiles!
tks for sharing with us photos of the restoration and rebuilding of lives from that tragic day on 26 Dec...

today also marks a tragic day 62 years ago as today is the day the A-bomb was dropped on Hiroshima...

may it never happened again and may only such happy smiles like these be all over the world!

6 Aug 2007 5:20pm

Richard_Irwin from Belper, United Kingdom

Thats one super positive image to end your series. Thanks for sharing all the images and stories

6 Aug 2007 9:07pm

Vanessa from Kent, United Kingdom

What a fantastic shot Shutterbug, they remind me of my 3 younger children, full of cheek and totally lovely. This made me smile too :-)

6 Aug 2007 10:45pm

Chacha from United States

happy shot!

6 Aug 2007 11:10pm

Soph from Enghien, Belgium

oh yes, it made me smile, those children make feel the courage and the happyness to be alive to anyone who cross their smile and their eyes! Thank you for sharing this!

7 Aug 2007 5:31am

fc from India

an absolutely brilliant series!
we wish to see more such personal and powerful collections from you, lady-R!

i would also love to see your images/vision improve on the photo-journalistic front - they have a lot of potential and am sure it is only a matter of time, application and a committed taste to bring out the best in you in the best possible way! all the best, dear!

7 Aug 2007 8:05am

Inés from Namur, Belgium

Wonderful, they are so nice !!!! love there smiles !!!! happy, happy is here !!!

7 Aug 2007 8:25am

Stunner from Kingston, Jamaica

Lovely, happy photo Shutterbug!

7 Aug 2007 2:19pm

Jen from Alpharetta, United States

Great smiles!!! Made me smile too! Thanks for sharing!

7 Aug 2007 2:49pm

tyan from Singapore

i love their smiles!It just makes one forget all their troubles!Have a good day!:)

7 Aug 2007 4:12pm

Markus from Reading, United Kingdom

Makes me smile, well done!

7 Aug 2007 7:20pm

Shutterbug from Chennai, India

@ celialee, I'm glad it does!

@ Kairospix, yes, terrible things, ultimately all man-made. unchecked expansion of human living space and nations' desires to accquire more territory... sigh!

@ Richard, thanks for stopping by!

@ vanessa, thanks! one of your children looks like harry potter!

@ chacha, yeah!

@ stunner, thanks for visiting...

8 Aug 2007 5:36am

Shutterbug from Chennai, India

@ soph, glad you can share in my joy at these children's smiles!

@ fc, thanks! i too hope to evolve... thanks for the mail too, though i certainly do not deserve that much praise!

@ ines, :)

@ jen, you are most welcome!

@ tyan, o yeah, they do!

@ markus, thanks!

8 Aug 2007 5:39am

MaryB from Staffordshire, United Kingdom

This has been a tremendous series shutterbug. You have captured the children with tenderness and compassion. your commentary has been informative and touching. Beautifully done!
good wishes to all these children and their loved ones.

8 Aug 2007 10:09am