Author: Redwan

Title: Sunset time at a lake park

This photo was taken during the late fall season last year. The weather was misty cold, and a light wind was passing through my ear. My cousin and I were out cycling, and we were sitting at the benches near a lake. Suddenly, I saw this duck just landed on the cold water. The sunset time was stunning, and the duck was floating near me. I took the chance, took out my phone, opened the camera, and took an amazing, stunning photo where all parts of nature meet together.

Title: Sunset time at Far Rockaway beach

This photo was taken during wintertime in February. I had my sociology class, and after that class ended, I was feeling exhausted. So, I looked at my phone and saw that the sun was about to set in an hour. The weather was cold, but the sky was clear. So, I decided to take the Far Rockaway bound A train and get off at Beach 60th Street. The walkway was covered with little snow, but the sunset from Beachside looked insane. The feeling was heart whelming, and this picture became one of the greatest times and memories of my lifetime. 

Title: Sunset time from 35,000 feet above the ground

This photo was taken while I was coming back from my Texas trip this summer. I was able to capture this photo because my flight had a two-hour delay. The split between ground and sky as well as the straight horizontal line of this photo made the photo more interesting. It was great feeling and experience watching the sunset from that height. This photo is one of my memorable photos of my trip.

In Teju Coles’ essay “Perfect and unrehearsed”, my favorite photo is “Suzhou creek by Cartier-Bresson”. This is a documentary photo which shows the life of fishermen’s or sailors. I can only assume that this photo was taken during sunset because usually, fishermen’s return with their boats after they’re done with fishing, which is the time of sunset. Also, when I saw their instruments, it made me think, “Do they use them to clean the water?” Anyway, but The black and white color, the outfit of these fishermen’s and the instruments they are using tells me that this photo was taken in the late 90’s. The dominant impression of this photo is the man who is smoking and holding up the cigarette. The impression of this guy tells me something sad is going on in his life.  Maybe his fishing business or maybe some other business related to sailing boats is not going very well. Also, I can assume that these boats are bigger than usual which means that they use them either in the river or in the ocean. Overall, this photo gives me a dramatic vibe and the people’s expressions of this photo gives me an idea about their job, their lifestyle, their culture, their ethnicity etc. which makes it perfect as a documentary photo.