9.Photograph – 29
quite terrifying, particularly at night. This striking picture catches the power of suggestion and an image connected with basic anxieties. The subject of the picture is perhaps something that seems benign by day but becomes more ominous under low light or darkness. The photographer has deftly used perspective and shadow play to make an ordinary object or scene uncomfortable. Maybe it’s a scary shadow cast by a tree limb or a benign household object that seems especially eerie in the dark. This picture looks at how, particularly at night, our imaginations could cause us to become afraid of common objects. It reminds us humorously of how readily our minds can create terrifying images from peaceful surroundings, asking viewers to remember their own late-night frights and the usually funny reality behind them.
10.Photograph – 30
He seems to understand he is getting old. This moving but funny picture catches a flash of self-realization about time passing. The picture probably shows a subject—probably male—in a scenario that has suddenly made him quite conscious of his growing years. As the individual confronts an obvious evidence of ageing, the photographer has deftly caught a complicated combination of emotions – maybe surprise, resignation, and a little of humour. From struggling to reading small text, from being called “sir” by a young person to realising he no longer recognises the music playing on the radio, this may be anything. The picture offers a mild and relevant reflection on the universal experience of ageing and the often shocking events when we discover we are not as young as we once was. It asks viewers to consider their own ageing experience and find comedy in the common road of growing older.
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