Humanity from Behind
While it is indeed a pleasure to see the faces of those you photograph, I usually enjoy shooting from the back instead, as in the picture above. From this Point of View, not only does the image provide a hint of mystery, but it also feels quite symbolic. In my perspective, by not presenting to viewers a sense of the subjects’ facial expressions, it is thus left to the observers to fill in the blanks with their imagination, and that in itself makes pictures like these seem almost ageless as each person, from here and then on, will have their own unique way of seeing them. Quite simply, photographs taken from behind become representations of the many qualities of humanity. If you do see yourself in one of these pictures and would like to have it taken down for personal reasons, please comment and I’ll be happy to do so.
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It is always nice to leave something to the imagination. Thanks for the like of my post “Weekly Photo Challenge: POV”
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“Lean On Me” comes to my mind when I look at this photo. Very nice POV post.
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So sweet… 🙂 Love it.. !!
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Fashionable people in front of a grid. I wonder what the story was?
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Love the way it’s not about “those” two people … It’s about all of us, one of those pictures we all imagine in our minds.
I like your ideas about why you shot from the back and you executed them perfectly.
janet
And from the back, it also provides anonymity… 🙂
You’re such an artist. My mom takes shots like these, too. It rarely occurs to me, but tells such a story, doesn’t it?
I picture the woman with a soft smile on her face and the man holding her hand ever so gently.
Nice shot, I love the colors!
Totally agree with you, sometimes having a different perspectives reveals a lot more about a situation and catches those moments that no one else notices! Beautiful shot!
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