I'm sure you received a bunch of does not meet challenge comments - this is another one.... Alternative medicine still follows the premise of "do no harm" obviously what you are portraying isn't following that creed. As for the photo, it is gritty and harsh and definately captures the awful side of drug use.
I think the above comment is a ridiculously strict (and politically-motivated) interpretation of the challenge. The term "alternative medicine" leaves very wide room for interpretation -- including doing things that harm you. For an addict, or for a person with emotional trauma of some sort, shooting up may very well seem like medicine for what ails him because it gives him the relief he seeks -- albeit at a cost.
I'm sure you received a bunch of does not meet challenge comments - this is another one.... Alternative medicine still follows the premise of "do no harm" obviously what you are portraying isn't following that creed. As for the photo, it is gritty and harsh and definately captures the awful side of drug use.
I think the above comment is a ridiculously strict (and politically-motivated) interpretation of the challenge. The term "alternative medicine" leaves very wide room for interpretation -- including doing things that harm you. For an addict, or for a person with emotional trauma of some sort, shooting up may very well seem like medicine for what ails him because it gives him the relief he seeks -- albeit at a cost. And, for someone like me, the term "alternative medicine" conjurs up visions of snake oil merchants and flaky quacks.
I like this idea, but I would have loved to see a very strong gritty image with a dynamic angle. The Idea has tons of opportunity to really make a statement.
I'm sure you received a bunch of does not meet challenge comments - this is another one.... Alternative medicine still follows the premise of "do no harm" obviously what you are portraying isn't following that creed. As for the photo, it is gritty and harsh and definately captures the awful side of drug use.
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