The Art of photography

(Steven Felgate) #1

The


PrinciplesatWork:InPursuitofExcellence

AseeminglycursoryglimpseofaLondonstreet

generatesapowerfulsenseofisolation.The

photographer hasestablished

threemore-or-less-

equalpointsofinterestwithnorealconnection

betweenthem.Oneisthegirlinexplicablyrunning

downthe

sidewalk,the
eye

isdrawntowardherby

thestronglystatedperspectiveofconverginglines.

Asecondfocusofinterestisthetrashcollector,

brought
to

theviewer'sattention
by

beingframedin

therearwindowofthehearse.And

thethirdisthe

hearseitself,whichdisturbstheviewerbyits

implicationofdeath—thoughitisalmostcallously

ignoredbythetwolivingpeople

inthepicture
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