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"Paris Streets 445, Eerily Empty Chairs, Redux." I captured this image of the sun setting behind the Roue de Paris from an eerily vacant Bassin Octogonal at Jardin des Tuileries. The Roue, at 60 meters (200 feet) in height, is the world’s largest mobile Ferris wheel. It is located at Place de la Concord in Paris, France. [Flickr Explore #60, May 5, 2022.]
The question stands; why would this picture be different from a Real Estate advertisement?
Both would show a structure in an uncritical manner. The difference being -- a Real estate 'document' photo has an intent of use while a 'documentary' style New Topographics photo is a useless image. This is not semantics, but a purpose of use by the photographer at the time of making the image.
reference; Szarkowski.
Plus, "In a NT picture one cannot understand the structure without understanding the landscape and conversely."
Addendum: it is difficult for me to comprehend and subsequently digest the idea of ‘useless’ pictures being worthy of inclusion into the New Topographics genre. But I acquiesce to photography historians who are well adept in this field.
Hilton Hotel Atlantic Ocean Dune Crossing, Ocean City, Maryland, May 2024. [Flickr Explore, June 2, 2024]
Documentary style vs. Document photo. Because it is a 'useless' image it falls into the 'documentary style' category of photography.
I present this picture to regain favor in the New Topographics community. Especially after the expressive subjectivity "stagecraft" of my previous two photos.
Female figure consulting her smartphone as she goes up Abd el-Kader Street, in Baix Guinardó neighborhood of Barcelona.
Amsterdam's huge cruise ship port provides a dramatic setting for a lone individual crossing a light-filled space.
Anyone who saw Neil Oliver's documentary on Orkney may recognise this location - a small abandoned island, last inhabited over 40 years ago. I was fortunate to be able to visit with a friend who is a relative of the owners.
Not the easiest of locations to get to, our trip turned into a bit of an adventure. The landing was awkward, due to swells of the waves, but we had an enjoyable time roaming the island for a couple of hours with one of the island's owners while the fishing boat went about its business. When it came time to get back onto the boat, the swells were much more severe. We tossed our rucksacks into the boat, but it was deemed too dangerous for us. The boat backed off, then one of the fishermen decided to throw the rucksack containing all our food and water back to us as they had no idea when they might be able to come back. Very sadly, that rucksack containing a camera, wallet and our food and drink, landed in the swells and was swept out to sea, no chance of recovering it - the owner of the rucksack was understandably very distraught! We were then faced with the very real possibility of having to spend the night on the island, with no food or even the most basic of comforts, only one of the old cottages still has a reasonable roof. Fortunately, after a couple of hours, the swells did subside a little and we were finally able to return to the boat with some difficulty. As the weather was forecast to worsen later that day, we might have been well and truly stuck...and very hungry!
Hopefully this image captures the haunting moodiness of the island. Other than seabirds, the only inhabitants now are a small herd of feral cattle that manage to survive the harsh conditions.
Explored April 7, 2017.
Two children look at a car shot by the Russian military at an exhibition of broken military equipment of the occupiers
A young man inspects the engine of a finely-restored MG from the late 1950s, lacking only the correct factory-style steering wheel to be perfect in my eyes! Seen in Galway Ireland at the annual classic car meet.
This is my first editted image from my new project which is based on Urban Explorers. Instead of the usual taking photos of the desolation i am turning the camera onto these explorers.
Anyone that wants to come with me on an explore so i can photograph you would be much appreciated =]