This is more than a photograph, it's a symbol too. This one was the emblem of the Teleton to help the affected people after the earthquake. Involve many feelings and thoughts, maybe is not the most beautiful, like landscapes photographs, but I think that is the best image of our Nation after the disaster.
The photographer is Roberto Candia, he works for the Associate Press (AP) agency of Santiago, was taken in Pelluhue a day after the earthquake and tsunami. The man of the photo is Bruno Sandoval a craft maker of Talca. The day before the earthquake Bruno was in Laja and his house disappear because the tsunami. Then he went to Pelluhue to find his stuffs among the other things, and he found this Chilean flag, that belongs to Daniel Marín.
I like this photo by all the meanings that symbolize, a destroyed people, who wants leave the destruction, and stand up again. Maybe will pass decades to be like we were before the earthquake again, this image represents this feature of Chilean people, their strong. Sometimes I’m proud to be Chilean, because I know that my people will overcome the bad things, and this image, the flag overcoming the debris.
This flag has become important after that, even his owner Daniel manifest his wish to give it to Chilean soccer team, to take it to South Africa. I don’t know but maybe the players would play better with this flag, because they will be remembering us, remembering all that happen in this country, all the pain, this would be a reason to don’t disappoint the Chilean people. They have to show to the world that Chile is more than a soccer team; is a strong nation who stand up before all the suffering.
3 comments:
I like your photograph and all writing you.
The image is moving, although it is not transmit pity for those affected buy the earthquake but it shows strength, the strong of persons of the south of our country. I think that is admirable the desire to get out of those people and the love that they have for their land.
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When I saw this picture after the earthquake I felt very proud to be Chilean, it really is a symbol of hope for many people and how much we value living in places like Chile, which is full of solidarity and patriotism.
I hope that this flag transmit all those feelings to the Chilean team that is in South Africa.
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I like your picture because was made in my region <3, even a big part of her is in the floor. I guess that nobody of our generation will never forget this picture, it is a really strong symbol. We can see there that although we lose everything we have, we will continue be chilean, and always we found other chileans with a good heart for to help us.
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