Trapped in an order only an outsider can see
Like the Prague Singles, there are those few images at the end of the post-trip or post-shoot curation that really don’t fit into any common category or curation – yet for some reason or other, an emotional attachment has developed and you’re loath to throw them away. They become your albatrosses; probably of no significance to anybody else other than the imaginator. Why? Because there’s a story there that’s triggered a memory, your imagination, or some flight of whimsical fancy; it’s incongruous, unexpected and fleeting. Titles are necessary. MT
This series was shot with a Hasselblad H5D-50C and H6D-50C, various lenses and post processed with Photoshop and Lightroom Workflow III.
Even gods require technical support and refreshment
Cutouts of a two dimensional world
Trapped
The neoclassical modern cubist conflict
Memories of last night
A little less organic than was previously imagined
Looming threats
The third leg
Sim City
Brave new world
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This is a really great set!
7/11 and towers out of the canopy stand out to me.
Thanks.
The construction worker with the gods above is really good. That’s definitely a keeper. But it’s sad to see the same international brands in Singapore as in Stockholm – Coca Cola, Seven Eleven ….
The price of globalisation, sadly…there is much less reward for travelling.
Great photos !
Thanks.
Hi, you wrote “titles are needed”. There are opinions, that descriptive titles uncovering authors point should be avoided as the photograph should tell it itself. Also viewer is influnced and he/she can’t discover the “wit” of the photo. For example your title “Even gods require technical support….”. I am on neither side now. I used tihles, than I stopped using them, and now I am hesitant again. Any ideas on it?
Titles aren’t always needed, but sometimes I think they help. Lots of thoughts in this article…
Many thanks for a link to the article, really interesting!
Very nice Ming! Off topic: My extra sensory perception is telling me that you’ll have a major announcement to make very soon 😉
Why’s that? 🙂
Occam’s razor 😉
Woo hoo !!!
I always look forward to seeing another one of your posts, Ming – and you never let your fans down. These are wonderful images!
I do my best 🙂
Lovely to look at. Each image with enough inner strength – beauty and a narrative of its own.
Thank you!
very nice !!!
Thanks!