Location - Folio - Beggers

I had a lot of trouble with my location shoot, as I felt extremely uncomfortable taking these shots. As I dont speak any Italian, it would have been near impossible to tell them about what I was doing and why I was taking their photo. Also they can be fairly dangerous, so I didn't want to get in any situations. (I had one lady pull my camera strap after I took her photo, and she was just a market seller.) So I took most of these photos very quickly, and as my family was rushing on towards other things I couldn't stick around long anyway. So I worked very hard to estimate the right camera settings and shoot it (mostly while moving).

These are the four begger photos I have chosen for my folio. Instead on focusing purely on beggers, I have decided to contrast them with scenes of opulence that I took in Italy (people, fashion, churches etc.). This way I will be able to create a contrast between the rich and the poor, and hopefully raise a couple of issues about poverty.