I am looking at these images shortly after hearing about a death. This, news of death affects what I see. And that is not needless to say, because nothing is needless. A common successful technique in photography is the use of shadows and reflection. There is a common saying among the Yoruba people about the snake that passes of a rock face, leaving nothing of its presence behind, because stone unlike sand does not hold the marks of a crossing.
This is to say shadows are vital and so are reflections and crawl marks and like in the second picture, simply standing and witnessing is also vital. "The street is always posing" - everything is important.
I am looking at these images shortly after hearing about a death. This, news of death affects what I see. And that is not needless to say, because nothing is needless. A common successful technique in photography is the use of shadows and reflection. There is a common saying among the Yoruba people about the snake that passes of a rock face, leaving nothing of its presence behind, because stone unlike sand does not hold the marks of a crossing.
This is to say shadows are vital and so are reflections and crawl marks and like in the second picture, simply standing and witnessing is also vital. "The street is always posing" - everything is important.
Fantastic images