“To me photography must suggest, not insist or explain.”
– Brassaï
Ambiguity in an image can come from many sources; choice of subject, an unusual camera angle or focal point, unexpected movement, or shooting through an opaque surface — to think of a few.
By suggesting, rather than explaining, the photographer allows every viewer to create their own meanings and stories.
More fun that way.
Posted to Debbie’s weekly quotation-inspired image challenge at Travel with Intent
I absolutely adore the 3rd image… Beautiful photographic, oh what is the term… Non-representational (?) I see, it describes leaving to the imagination..what the form is… Space implied, not defined..not explicit..to many art crits…ah well 🙂
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Hehe.
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Very good, Su, and the 3rd image does it for me, too
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Glad you like it Sue. It’s been sitting in the archive waiting for a chance to post it 😀
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😊😊
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wonderful. stunning work!!!
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Thanks Markus.
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Fabulous shots and thoughts Su!
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Thank so much Deb 😀
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ambiguity leads to abstractions and opens up some wonderful interpretations – love especially the last image
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Three wonderful images – I must start experimenting with my photography, it is even beginning to bore me! And how does that lovely Debbie manage to find time to host so many challenges?
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That’s how I feel. Sue has set herself some photography challenges, and I think I need to do the same.
Debbie is impressive— hosting AND taking so many great shots.
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Debbie is amazing as are her photos.
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Agreed!
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Interesting perspective on the purpose of photography, Su!
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I love the bubble shot!!! Very cool.
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🙏
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Great images! My favorite is the third—I had no clue what that was, but loved the colors and composition without knowing.
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Yay! So nice that it is appealing even as an “abstract”
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Very interesting photos Su.
Leslie
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Thanks Leslie
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🙂
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Love them all 🙂
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Such creative work here – and like the suggestion idea
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Thanks Yvette 🙂
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i love the “Detail, PixCell-Red Deer” photo. Really cool.
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Thanks. The sculpture is literally a taxidermied deer, covered with the glass spheres, so you see details of the animal in different ways. It’s quite powerful and confronting. And watching people react to it was an experience in itself 😀
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