1st Prize- World Press Organization

I think this photograph creates a very jarring and contrasting image of how we percieve modern Lebanon to be. Taken at the time of Beirut's bombing, we clearly see the destruction in the background. The fact that the photographer has seemed to juxtapose the elite with the poor evokes mixed feelings in the viewer. We can't seem to fully comprehend how one sect of society can sit back and watch this happen to its fellow members. The rift in socio-economic power and status is significantlly present and visible to the viewer. The choice to detach themselves from this horror and act and watch as standbyers is also clearly visible. All in all, i think this photograph goes a long way to say, give, depict and evoke the many different nuances of Lebanese society and humanity in general.

Pic of the Week 3

This image was taken at the National Art Gallery in Washington D.C. , during my recent trip there. It was actually a close-up of a very interesting fower with great texture and color to it. I shot using a shallow depth of field and wanted to caputure the contrast of the muted color of the flower to the green in the background. Overall I really like this image because of ambiguity given to the photograph.

Work of Karl Blossfeldt

I really like the composition of this image because of the fact that it exhudes a graphic element to the entire photograph.The capturance of the curves of the stem and the fronds creates a magical appearance of a graphic imprintation. The photographer did a great job in capturing a perfect harmony and balance of the stems and fronds in the photograph.

Pic of the Week 2

This image was taken at the Comic Convention i was attending at the Jacob Javits center. It was actually a 50s model car that had been air brushed with various cartoon figures. The whole car was covered in with all the famous characters from various cartoon shows, disney movies, and etc. I personally like this image becasue of the caputurance of the b/w cartoons witht he colored ones and then the juxtapostition of this bright red and black tire.

Yousef Karsh

I really like this portrait taken by Karsh because of the starkness in the contrast of the whitest of white of the woman's dress and the dark background. The contrast juxtaposes the woman towards the audience and creates a very daramatic effect. The side light creates a diffused, soft, and seductive appearance to the portrait, enhancing it even more. This iimage is definitely one that takes in mind all details concerning light, placement of subject mattter and background.

Pic of the Week

I took this photograph after a recent trip to the American Museum of Natural History. It was actually a window in one of the exhibitions, but i experianted with the flash and got a illusion of it being really dark intside with a background light. I like the effect the glass had giving a random shape but a very islamic art shape to the window.