Has poverty got to that level?
It is one I took last year while in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, of a street-beggar.
The photo is un-touched and is straight out of my Kodak DC-290 Digital Camera.
The Story:
In some countries, poor people mutilate themselves (and sometimes their
children - India & Egypt) in order to obtain sympathy from overseas tourists
and hopefully be provided greater cash donations.
This particular individual has perfected a way of cutting the surface of his
skin to provide maximum visual impact while probably not causing serious injury.
Others, or so I am told, go to greater extents, such as breaking leg bones and
ensuring the bone protrudes out of the flesh.
Credit: Shane Arnfield
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