Tuesday, April 10, 2012

Story of a photo: Between the photo and reality


In this picture you see a person, a moment of reflection or the colours of a special festival. To the most experienced you see the shadows, light and framing. Everything is frozen at the sound of a click. There is no before or after, only the image.

In reality there is more than that. There are two paths that crossed each other. Different decisions that made that moment. There is the photographer and the photographed. Several lives, words and emotions.

But still, there is much more than that. There is overcome. Of the barrier of age and moment. The will to be there and live. The smile amidst a serene face. One unique person. There is the past and the future.

For every person who crosses your path there are several worlds. Some exploited, others to be exploited. Time and reality are always different. One is frozen in its own frame - like a picture, a place or a time – the other goes its way.
When I look at this picture I see my privilege to meet special people. I see a timeless beauty. I see the joy of the day, every day, in which we live and overcome ourselves. And I see the smile of someone who walks the path of living.

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