Streets Ahead – Twenty Ninth Edition

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I feel such emotion looking at this photo – a sadness, a weariness and a sense of hopelessness… seeking refuge and solace in a place of prayer. But on the other hand perhaps she (or he… the gender is not clear to me) is not actually feeling these emotions, and is just praying in the church. I feel a sense of loneliness or of wanting to be alone. A sole person amongst a group of chairs. The ladder on the right can be symbolic of many possibilities… the climb to heaven, the struggle of life being an upward climb. A powerful composition.

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I just love this image. The children give it the ‘cuteness’ factor but at the same time the kids seem deadly serious about their performance. The two boys seem to be in deep conversation or arguing about what to play next. And the little girl is just standing patiently waiting for them to stop. I love that another child has come up to put what looks like his contribution in to their money bag. It’s just charming. Wonderful tones too.

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Beautiful frames within a frame! I love that Donna has caught the lady in both mirrors. The frames of the mirrors are so different in shape and size, they really create a wonderful dynamic showing different angles, both of the subject and the background. This is obviously a flea market where we are viewing objects for sale, yet the mirrors give us a reflection of life on the street. The tones also give a feeling of the winter weather.

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Lovely capture of an intimate moment of prayer. The light draws us to the man who is almost in silhouette. We can’t see the shrine, but we can see that he is holding a joss stick and is about to give thanks or prayers. The red-pink tones are beautiful. Wonderful composition.

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‘The Hand of the new God’… how true. We are all addicted to our mobile devices – its almost like the mobile phone has replaced the cigarette – so where we used to see many people walking around with a cigarette in hand, now we see them with a phone… how life has changed! I love the up close and personal capture of the hand – so close we can see the texture of the skin. And in the background we catch a glimpse of life – of people walking by. Great capture Michelle and wonderful composition too.