The Art of photography

ThePrinciplesatWork;InPursuitofExcellence

Thephotographer'saffectionateresponsetothe

cityofPraguesuffuseshishappysledding

scene.Inanexpansivephotographicembrace,

he

encompassesapanoramaofarchitecture

anddozensofhumanepisodesExceptforthe

contemporarydress,

thiscouldalmost

be

thepeacefulPragueofgoodKingWenceslaus,

whoreignedhereinthe13thCentury.

GEORGEKRAUSEFountainhead. 1969

Avision

ofsummertimedelightisofferedby

this

pictureofaboy

coolingoffundertheoverflow

ofanoutdoorfountain

inPhiladelphiaButthe

textureofthewaterhasbeenusedto

imply

wider

meaningsThecascadingsheet

ofwater,

coatingtheboy's

lacewithitsownsheen,creates

theillusionofabas-relief

headcarvedonawall

Thisphotographbecomesmore

than

a

simple

depictionofboyishplay;itproclaims

the

presence

ofartinlife,aswellaslifeinan.