One more thing, Sasha. This was very wise of you to notice that there are photos which need a story and those which do not. Most of my photos do, may be because I am a journalist and almost always see a single picture (or a series of pictures) as a part of major story, which also includes a text. On the other hand, I know this is my problem as a photographer, it took time to realize that many of my photos do not receive any reaction, partly because people do not know what it is all about.
Thank you for your detailed critique. Well, hope! I wish I knew the answer. Have I written that the photo was taken during the Rabin memorial rally? The overall feeling was hope - hope for better life, for peace. My heart was bleeding when I saw these faces, beautiful faces - I have enough photos for an entire illustrated article. Young and old and middle aged. I looked at the young kids singing (I think I will submit a few more photos since I could not publish them - I am the editor for the Style magazine, but this is not for us - good life, positive attitude, you know, ze ka ze nora dramati, as our graphic designer said) and thought - what kind of life can we offer them. Thank you for your comment, may be I will add some explanations if and when I submit more photos from the series.
Maxim, it was stated in one of your comments that you are interested in the general internet reader opinion. Here it is one of them. Your photos are deep. You are a professional and the quality of your images is also professional. I believe that the photographs which are presented by you in this forum are intended to render the reality without additional explanation. Of course, in this case they must refer to certain cultural codes which are unconsciously accepted by different group of people. As long as you tell us about musicians, actors, artists, animals, that are creatures with nobility of features the codes and the instincts work. The enchanting photo of Zubin Meta indeed does not need a story. I think that if you would have an opportunity to photograph him in a public bath-house even there he will appear as a great man. Your last photo ?Hope? shows us a girl with a face of a rare beauty lit by a candle. What for she is hoping ? Does she expect that we will be enough strong and wise, or, alternatively, she and her friend are our hope ? Is the place of sorrow that you show meaningful for a general reader? It seems that this photo needs a story, and I suspect that once it has been written but not for Internet. Alexander. P.S. I wrote these yesterday, before your comment on my image was posted.
Beautiful composition and grain here. Their expressions are so serious and thoughtful..not what we usually see in young people these days. Very well done.
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