Photographs That Evoke My Emotions

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I love looking at photos and imagining myself in the moment that it was taken. Here are some of my favourite photos:

 

  1. “Margaret Bourke-White making a precarious photo from the Chrysler Building” by Oscar Graubner

Margaret was one of the first female photographers to be known internationally. I am grateful for professionals like her who paved the way for generations of women to come. This photo had me thinking, would I dare to stand on top of one of the world’s tallest buildings, risking the dangers, just to capture a moment? How far am I willing to go to pursue the craft of photography, especially in a male-dominated industry?

 

  1. “Miners in Romania” by Joe McNally

This is a series of photographs taken by Nikon Ambassador Joe McNally to demonstrate the low-light capabilities of Nikon’s new Nikkor Z 58mm F/0.95 S Noct lens. It is the first time Nikon breaks through the maximum aperture size of F/1.0, and is a truly remarkable achievement in photographic technology. In this series of photographs, Joe captured portraits of hardworking miners in a harsh environment with very low visibility. These photographs serve as a reminder that for us to enjoy a comfortable life, there are many people who are working hard behind-the-scenes, often risking their lives in hazardous and very dangerous environments. Do check out this great series of photographs!

 

  1. “Penguin Parade” by Elmar Weiss

Penguins are the cutest things, and they are surprisingly small up-close. I can watch them waddle around all day. Since young, I always imagine being friends with them and waddling around together LOL.

 

  1. “The Vulture and the Little Girl” by Kevin Carter

This photograph has garnered much controversy over the years and has a very sad story to it. The photographer, Kevin Carter, was capturing the war scenes in Sudan when he chanced upon this scene and took this photograph. It attracted a large amount of attention as he was heavily criticized by many people for not helping the kid. A year later, he committed suicide. The kid in the photograph, who was actually a boy, in fact had his parents near him at the scene. There were different accounts on whether Kevin helped the kid and his parents reach the next refugee camp. Later on, sadly, it was also discovered that the kid did not make it to adulthood. Sometimes life really deals a tough hand, and this photograph serves as a reminder.

 

  1. “Brother Bear” by Volodymyr Burdiak

I wanted to end this post with something positive. I felt a lot of love seeing this photograph. Sometimes all we want is somebody to pat us on our shoulders and tell us everything is alright. Be positive and love life 😊

I had a lot of fun doing up this post. Feel free to drop a comment if any of the photographs speaks to you. Also if you have a favourite photograph, please share it too, would love to hear about it! Sending everyone lots of love ❤️