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02/28/2014 01:02:10 AM |
| truly a family affair captured forever |
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02/23/2014 07:15:50 PM |
| how did I not know? city of the ciggie. why is this not at the top? |
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02/23/2014 04:03:03 PM |
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02/23/2014 09:41:31 AM |
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02/23/2014 04:03:46 AM |
| Glad you left this in color. Different perspective for the challenge. |
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02/22/2014 06:20:53 PM |
| This is the best.. the interactions are priceless. The smoke, the casualness, and the laugh. Very well done. bump. |
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02/22/2014 04:44:44 PM |
| A stripe lover and more. Effective candid with unexpected visual relationships among the seeming randomness. |
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02/22/2014 01:53:26 AM |
This is a modern iteration of a Winogrand classic: the famous image of the mixed race couple with the monkeys. Not a re-creation, mind you; that's too easy. This is more of a subtle nostalgic nod from two generations' distance.
The power of that original Winogrand shot wasn't so much the monkeys-as-children (although some commentators saw some unpleasant symbolism in that). It was the very idea of a mixed race couple, each of them strikingly attractive and stylish. For its time, it was a tricky photograph to deal with. The viewer had the irresistible impression that there were people all around looking on with disapproving, or at least skeptical, visage. There was massive tension implicit in that picture. I think Winogrand's shot was a test for the times: (a) OK; (b) Not OK; or (c) Undecided.
And yours? They're probably not an actual for-better-or-worse couple, but they are a casual couple at least for this moment. The tension is gone. The sense of sartorial style (and expectation) is substantially relaxed. And the monkey is barely visible at all. Everybody's cool now. But imagine for a moment if the guy in your shot had a menacing facial expression instead of his exuberant smile. Would we still be passing the test then?
Anyway, enough of discussing the shots that aren't here. The shot that is here is a very fine photograph in the modern unaffected street photography style that I imagine Winogrand would have enjoyed. 10. Thank you. |
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02/20/2014 11:20:02 AM |
| Beautiful color street work. I can hear the sounds of the city. |
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02/16/2014 08:23:51 PM |
| That child is impossibly small; the gent's smile warm and genuine. A nice grace between the two. |
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