The Art of photography

ThePrinciplesatWork:InPursuitofExcellence

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Carefullyorchestratedrhythmsgivethepicture

ofastairwayinWells Cathedral,England(left),the

surgingflowofanoceanswell.Almosteverything

inthescenedisplaysgradualmodulationThe

recedingstepsgrowsmallerandnarrower,

theverticalpatternofthecolumnsattopnarrows

asitnearsthearchway,andthearchwayturns

outto

bemanysmallerarches

Nunsrestrainamelancholicwomaninaplay

abouttheinmatesofamentalinstitution,the

undulatingshapesoftheirheaddressesechoing

thecontoursformed

by

the

woman'sarmsandback

Thenunsseemtoshelterandprotectheratthe

sametimethattheyconfineher

MAXWALDMANScenefromtheplay. M,