Chosen by Batsceba Hardy from our Facebook Galleries and changed every Monday morning.
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Monday 05.13.24
Federoco Borobio
Petros Kotzabasis & Ziv Zadok
I have chosen three images that have caught my attention with their simplicity and perfection.
This picture by Federico is flawless - from the colours and composition to the connection and story. Even the lighting is spot on.
In Petros' photograph, his children are playing with light in a carefree and free-spirited way, filling the space with their energy and joy.
In Ziv's still life, the image captures the moment of pause before the arrival of consumers. It almost seems as if the women in the painting on the wall could come to life during these moments.
Monday 05.06.24
Barry Hill
Theodoros Topalis & Mario Barrela
Bruno Lavi & Nadia Eeckhout
I chose this particular double profile because it caught my attention. It's a candid shot that's different from the usual, where the characters' expressiveness is evident even though they're not facing the camera directly. It seems like there are two heads for a single state of mind. His head is slightly bowed while hers is straight and haughty, but both communicate the same feeling of defeat by looking at the ground as they walk. The photo is perfectly captured in black and white
Additionally I decided to include four other images as they are all situated at the edge of the street and are quite evocative.
In Theo's photo, there is a play of colors and shadows that made me imagine a knight with a sword who is coming from another time, who knows, maybe to destroy the cell phone.
Mario's image brought to mind a bridge that can lead us to a world of hope, which seems like a utopia in the present times.
Similarly, Bruno's stunning photo is also an invocation to hope.
The hand in the picture reminded me of Nadia's image, which is quite dark and represents the ambiguity of our current era. Nadia's photo is thought-provoking, and I could talk about it for hours, but I don't want to bore anyone ;)
Monday 04.28.24
Simone Christina Sander & Наталья Суслова
There are two images that feature the sky as the protagonist.
In Simone's image, the sky takes up most of the scene and appears to overwhelm the earth. It is leaden with rain, but a bright light illuminates the kite, which flies calmly. The colours are stunning. This contrast between the vastness of nature and the smallness of human figures is truly remarkable.
In Natalia's photo, we can imagine a little child's emotion as he faces the closed sky inside the plane. The photo is black and white, with a magical light.
Lyn Hollenbeck & Daniel Ewedan Slominski
I also wanted to highlight these two images for their strength. Both have beautiful black and white.
Lyn's image tells us something we all have to experience and does so in a way that the photographer doesn't seem like an intruder. It is a painting, the representation of farewell to someone dear to you. The light that illuminates the sheets but leaves the dying man's face in shadow makes the scene even more intimate.
In Daniel's image we have a mannequin which, due to a play of reflections, appears to be lying on the pavement while a hidden man observes the scene (in reality the reflected shadow of the photographer). In this futuristic world, even mannequins can die, why not?