No, I’m not talking about Twilight.
I have a Flickr contact who lives in Hong Kong, and he takes street photos. Candids of people on the street. Some of the people he captures and the places he shoots in seem…sketchy. As in dangerous.
Here’s one of his pictures:
Isn’t it amazing? Note how the dappled sunshine/shade echoes the patterns of the tattoo. Doesn’t this guy seem somehow scary? But look closer. Do you see the little child?
Here’s another. Maybe these guys are just trying to cool off on a hot summer night, but something makes me think they’re up to no good.
Maybe my imagination is a little too wild? Look closer on this one, too. Do you see the light flare near the elbow? Magic.
Here’s one more.
Does this person live here, in this weird sort of garage? Is he selling something? He doesn’t look unfriendly, yet something doesn’t quite sit right about this picture to me. What’s he doing there?
And yes, look closer. Do you see the person on the left walking away?
I think I know what it is about his stuff that is so compelling for me. It tells a story. Each photo tells a story.
July 23rd, 2009 at 9:21 am
I love the things you pointed out in each picture. That first one is so compelling to me. We all have a lot of good in us, don’t we?
July 23rd, 2009 at 11:18 am
At first, I was looking for the little child in the tattoo. Duh.
Those are cool. Love the commentary too. Thanks for sharing.
July 23rd, 2009 at 5:36 pm
They do tell a story. I think almost anything can be made romantic–or romanticized at least.
July 25th, 2009 at 4:05 am
they do look a bit gangsters. especially the guy with the dragon tattoo on his back.