Thoughts on Ian Berry’s images of Whitby in North Yorkshire:
Ian Berry’s photos are capturing landscapes from a very social point of view: examining people as an integral part of places. The focal point is nearly always on people, doing whatever they’re doing with the landscapes, structures and scenery in the background, like some kind of theatrical backdrop. He captures people very naturally, yet in every photo, there’s always seen to be a story aching to be revealed. Something that makes these photos very interesting and capturing. If you took away the people, I imagine the photos would remains beautiful, yet the landscapes only would be far less interesting without the characters who live within them. The photos are likely to lose much of their meaning and charm.
The absence of familiar subjects makes landscapes and places far more abstract and open to imaginative interpretation. It is harder to pinpoint or place the context of what we are looking at. Judging by the round structure, broken Vitrage window and rubble I would probably place the lit nook in some kind of old ruin or historical structure, a castle tower or cathedral.
It’s very hard to asses the size and distance in this photo as we have no subjects or other relative objects for size comparison.
These are some views of the Tonle Bassac canal not far from our Phnom Penh home.As I zoomed in, details became noticeable, revealing more details on local activities such as the sand dredging vessels and embankment land works.Local boat details, sugar palms and houses on the opposite bank become visible as I zoom through my lenses.
Exercise 2 – Travel photo review
I’ve taken this image during a trip to Florence in 2013This second image, you can note Florence’s scenery drenched in afternoon sun lights. We decided to included my daughter, who was a toddler at the time as well as myself in the photo, this was motivated by an intention to be able to see ourselves again in that specific place and time. As we examine the photo today – it seems as we’re still standing there, preserved in that lace and moment of life.This photo was taken later on the same walk. It was around dusk during that slow afternoon walk across the city’s famous bridges. The scenery in late afternoon lighting was very impressive and I was motivated to capture the specific moment: purple skies and architectural beauty that surrounded us.This landscape photo was taken during a short trip to Jordan in July 2017. We had seen some memorable views of the ruins at Petra and Wadi Rum. We did it on horseback, so we were passing through most places quickly. The motivation for this photo was wanting to capture the memorable sights as well as be able to have more time to examine these monuments in detail as well as wanting to commemorate the family trip. This Photo was taken during our Christmas break vacation in Thailand 2017. We have a regular getaway on a remote little island that has no internet or electricity. We spend most of our days relaxing, walking and roaming around and exploring beaches and lagoons. I wanted to have something that would help remember that lifestyle, island scenery of our beach life. You can observe my two children fitting well into the perfect view.
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