I chose this photo over all of the ones, because it was the only one that truly stood out to me. Having not shot in over two years, it took me a while to get back into the swing of shooting. Walking around today I spotted a decayed store front. Weathered architecture with the ceiling rotting away, and all of its belongings abandoned; I thought to myself I finally have a strong subject matter to go of off; The subject of the passing of time. Slowly analyzing the angles, and perspective of my shot. I clicked away and through it, I have created a portrait; not only in the mirror, but on the store front glass itself. I see this image as a means of saying that one day I will be like this store(hence my reflection inside the store), a remnant. A remnant that took its place in the world, brought life and joy, witnessed anguish, weathered, rose to potential, and in the end cease to exist. The only time I will not cease to be is when a memory, appreciator, or passerbyer brings forth to light anything I have done to make an impact, such as myself admiring the beauty behind the decay as time passes away.
When one says a "meaningful" photograph, there isn't truly a right answer. That solely false upon that individual and how they define that word into the art that is photography. Myself, I see a meaningful photograph as one that captivates more than just " oh that's a nice picture"; It's suppose to strike the senses and tell a story. Does it make me livid? Do I feel stupid that I haven't thought about this at all? Why did they shoot that? Am I happy? Wow... I feel a sense of enlightenment. Not all the time though does it directly have to tell a story, but it can. I see meaningful as baragement of rareform tearing me apart to think. In the end a meaningful photograph stems down to the question: what has this picture done for you to change the makeup, of what you think you believe to once know or how has it affected you as a whole?
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