Mobile Photography – StreetWise Showcase – December 2016

“Give me your hands that my heart is formed there, silent the world for at least a moment…” The hands of Elsa Louis Aragon – ©Melissa David

Melissa’s beautiful photo is one of those moments that had to be taken in an instant – and in that moment, what an amazing emotion was captured.

Any sign of public affection is a reflection of love or infatuation, and to see in this photo an older gentleman leaning over, holding the hand of the woman and giving her a kiss on it, warms the heart of the viewer.

This scene can also give the viewer a sense of hope during these often challenging times that love is all around us – and sometimes we just have to open our perspective to see it. As Hafiz has said, “What we speak becomes the house we live in.” This can also be true in our street images – what we see is often the house we live in.

The scene seems to be in a metro in France and one imagines the couple returning from the shops as they clutch their bags. It is a beautiful black and white photograph with an extraordinary composition – their lower hands beautifully mirror one another and their upper hands and tender kiss take center stage in the scene.

A rare moment, beautifully captured, Melissa!

Liz’s charming minimalistic photo contains such a sweet and very miniature subject. At first glance, it almost looks like she is perched all by herself on a train’s window sill, looking out into the world with innocence and sweetness – looking ahead into future realms and times unknown but with innocent abandon – her little wisps of hair blowing in the wind. A sweet moment but containing an element of suspense.

However, on closer view, we see that there is an adult arm holding on to her – and she is not perched on the sill, but being held and protected – able to see the world from a very safe vantage point.

Beautifully composed with the column of white to the right of the child that offsets the dark frames and highlights the innocence of the little girl within the image.

A super image of optimism for us all as we enter the New Year.

Superb, Liz!

Satoshi’s ‘Line’ is a wonderful slice-of-life photograph. We have a cool urban view replete with a street, modern architecture, and that obligatory line people in cities are often confronted with. Naturally, one’s curiosity is piqued. Why are so many people wrapped up in winter clothing and cueing up in the cold  it must be something worth waiting for.

What also makes this image fun and intriguing is everything that is going on in the windows behind that long line. The oversized advertisements are glamorous and offer a nice sense of scale to the people waiting patiently in front. There is also a dazzling array of reflections, additional architecture in the form of shapes and textures  one of the reflections, a line of perpendicular squares, falls through the face of the model and one of her eyes is beautifully outlined in it.

This scene from daily life taking place in front of a patchwork of steel and glass, reflection and larger than life ads is wonderfully composed. Well seen Satoshi!

Ger’s photograph is an eye-catching simply composed image with three major elements: the red room, the light, and the subject passing by. Despite this simplicity, the frame is filled with lovely detail compelling the viewer to stop and look awhile.

Ger places the viewer on the inside of an all red room. At this time of year, the richness of the color evokes the holidays and is warm and very inviting. One instantly gets a cozy feel and is delighted by the play of light in the space from an enchanting light fixture. The viewer is somewhat elevated, almost eye-to-eye with the fun chandelier and thus is looking somewhat downward upon the subject whom we glimpse through the opening. Beyond the subject is a window and then there is another across the way in the background. The subject is reflected not once but twice in dual mirrors on either side of the room. These mirrors offer a cool perspective, a line of reflection and light from the outside that moves into the distance of the large rectangular opening. There are additional little details in the red room beyond the light and shadows, patterns of squares on either wall below the mirrors, a small yellow bench on the left offering another pop of color and a rich wooden floor that lands the viewer’s eyes back at the subject, once again.

This is a beautiful indoor scene, capturing a moment filled with life and color. Well done, Ger!

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