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Dave,
Any time you photograph a person without their permission
(even if it is granted later), it is probably a form of "exploitation." When a
person is in a situation by circumstance rather than by choice, you, the
photographer, could possibly feel this more deeply than normal.
But I don't think you exploit someone unless you put them in a
bad light. You did not do that with "Brighton Beach Brooklyn." Getting these
folks all bundled up and moved onto the street took a lot of effort on
somebody's part. It would have been so much easier just to have allowed them to
stay inside. So the feeling is that they wanted to be there and someone cared
enough to put them there.
This is, to me anyway, a celebration. A celebration emphasized
by the background even if is meant for a different crowd.
Great shot!
peace and pixels,
rand
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