Chosen by Batsceba Hardy from our Facebook Galleries and changed every Monday morning.
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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?