Photography

Pollution ?

Black And White Photography, Ian, Photography

This is actually a measure put in place to combat pollution. Mist sprinklers… Foshan, China, X100F

Mist sprinklers in Foshan photographed against the light — an anti-pollution measure that becomes an atmospheric subject. The X100F and backlit water mist: the droplets catch the light and the frame becomes about atmosphere rather than subject. Monochrome intensifies the graphic quality, turning the sprinkler heads into silhouettes and the mist into a mid-tone wash. See the China series on China: The Final Frame on IJM Photography.

Old Stones – In remembrance of Don Simmons

Black And White Photography, Don, Photography

Tilted, askew, weathered, and moss-covered,
With chiseled names worn and hard to read.
These stones mark graves of folks from long ago;
Not from the last century, but the one before.

But like us they lived, loved, and were loved;
And in death were buried with sadness and mourning,
With these gravestones—once straight, erect, and proud—
Marking their place and affirming affection and remembrance.

But those who would remember,
Are now themselves merely memories.
And yesterday’s “Always Remembered”,
Are today’s long forgotten.

— Don Simmons