Feb. 26, 2008

I looked through a bunch of black and white photograph books and I came across one entitled "Eyes of Memory" by Herbert and Leni Sonnenfeld. The entire book was moving because it created almost a reinactment of everything the Jewish community has survived throughout history especially during the Hollicost. One photograph in particular that caught my eye immediately was called "Dreaming of the Future" Wahn See, Berlin 1933. What may first strike you as a typical picture (five young boys fishing on the docks), turns out to be really beautiful. The way the photographer captured the geniunely content faces of the young boys and the details of the boys and the decaying dock was awesome. Plus, the way the water reflected and played with the lighting was so cool to look at it seemed as if you were watching it in high-def. The contrast on the photo was perfect to the extent that you could distinguish each piece of sea grass from one another. I also loved the way the picture was taken so that it was perfectly detailed and faded off as the pictures items became smaller and the horizon hit the water. There is a small boat in the background that is completely fuzzy yet somehow the grass infront of it is perfectly clear. It was impressive. Unfortunately I couldn't find a picture of it on the web to post but the book is in the library if you wanted to take a look