do you believe in magic
by jmritz

Comment by rooum:
From my jury duty...

'This was my other top two choice and it is a completely different kettle of fish. Whilst 'Soporificity' is more immersive then expansive, 'do you believe in magic' (no question mark i note - of course not) is immersive then it pulls another trick. It might drag you in and give you a chair but that chair isn't really there and you end up looking around all confused. It's a photograph about memory - fleetingly improvised. At first look the photograph is confused, it takes you a moment or two to get balanced but then you zone in on the child and the childhood dreams and memories tug. A happy, sun lit day. But then there is another moment of confusion - that sharp white line cuts vertically down; like the dividing line in a film strip and another moment goes by before you realise that you are sat in a car or on a bike. Watching. The voyeurism that is inherent in photography shifts into consciousness and it's really quite icky. What's that about? From innocence to something that feels a bit wrong in the matter of milliseconds. That tonal, and emotional, shift in this photograph is what makes it so wonderfully great. It wrong foots you; makes you think about memories, makes you think about sunlight and then, makes you think about photography and makes you think about yourself.'

reflection
by jmritz

Comment by tnun:
vehicle is a much underestimated term... but then I don't need a car to find images enjoyable.

do you believe in magic
by jmritz

Comment by Melethia:
One of the best - congratulations on the jury recognition.

do you believe in magic
by jmritz

Comment by PennyStreet:
I love The Line... it centers the magic! Congrats on the deserved jury bling.

reflection
by jmritz

Comment by illini75:
Vehicle???

reflection
by jmritz

Comment by PennyStreet:
hard at work.. nice drive by

no apologies ever need be made
by jmritz

Comment by 2mccs:
Yes, another winner

Message edited by author 2014-03-08 18:36:12.

no apologies ever need be made
by jmritz

Comment by oldbimmercoupe:
this is terrific - sadly, here in the land of stock and commercial photography, it scored far too low. noir? they would have to look it up! gl

no apologies ever need be made
by jmritz

Comment by PennyStreet:
Got it!

no apologies ever need be made
by jmritz

Comment by posthumous:
that's what love means