And there was a very, very beautiful lesson for me in that: If I was going to photograph these people in the dignified, respectful way that I had intended, and put them on a pedestal, I had to understand them.
Aprendi uma lição muito linda: se quisesse fotografar essas pessoas de forma digna, respeitosa, como queria fazer, colocando-os num pedestal, teria que entendê-los.