Rebirth of top photographers

Chapter 118 "It must be a classic!" (4K must-see with color)

"So Mr. Chairman, how should it be rated?"

After reading the first half of this work, everyone felt that they were shocked by the oriental beauty.

Whether it is composition or picture, everything is to serve the content of the album. From the font arrangement to the layout of each photo, it all serves the theme that the photographer wants to express.

This kind of work, which blurs the boundaries between humans and animals, gives people a really unparalleled feeling, as if the viewer has been taken on a wonderful journey and experienced the world of crows.

After hearing this, Mr. Erickson thought deeply and then said: "I don't think we can draw conclusions easily."

"Why?" Ryan picked up the water glass and drank some water to moisten his throat.

"Because we haven't seen the whole picture yet." Mr. Erickson folded his hands on his knees, and the computer on the table opposite glowed brightly, as if there was a magic calling everyone to continue watching.

"That's right, we've only seen half of it." James nodded in approval. He was no longer interested in other photography books and was only thinking about "The Crow".

The same goes for other people. Before reading this one, they don’t really want to read other books.

"Okay, let's continue reading, Mr. Chairman." Ryan smiled and took the computer over.

Then he opened the next one.

This time, a crow appeared in the photo again, seemingly returning to a human perspective.But the content of the picture makes people slightly frown, because it is a dead crow with its feet tied tightly and hanging on an iron pole.

Its body was swinging in the direction of the wind, and its feathers were blown away, revealing its white skeleton.

This photo seems to be a portrayal of the entire work, or a metaphor. It uses corpses to show the photographer's pessimism, allowing Ryan, James and others to be dragged back into the depressive context.

Then looking back, there is another black silhouette of the crow like the one in the front, and then one becomes two, and the two become a group.

These crows fly across an empty wasteland, flanked by silent Buddha statues and abandoned amusement rides.

The photo has a certain religious beauty and meaning, and it also reminds people of the impression of Buddhism, such as the afterlife, rebirth, etc.

Mr. Erikson felt that the photographer himself was completely caught up in some kind of obsession at this moment. Although he didn't know why, he just could feel it.

It is a confused and pessimistic obsession with life.

Every time they look at a photo, the viewer will capture every trace of emotion conveyed in it, as if they are also rhythmically following the photographer's thoughts.

And the photo after this one has a new change.Mr. Ericson could clearly see crows flying in the sky-blocking smoke emitted by the huge chimney, and he could also see the small chimney next to the train station continuously spewing black mist like a flock of crows.

There are obviously more traces of industry, which also means that there are more and more things contained in the works.

"The relationship between man and nature, industry and nature." John concluded, holding a glass of Coke.

"That's right." Ryan agreed. This element is not uncommon in various photo albums. Many photographers use similar themes to show their thoughts on the world.

He was very curious about how Chen Pingsheng would present it. Although he could probably guess it, it was not as intuitive as the photos.

Just when several people were thinking this, the next photo appeared in front of them.

"Wonderful!" Mr. Ericson exclaimed after just one glance.

Yes, this is a powerful photo.

The first thing you see is large snowflakes swirling towards you, surrounded by train tracks and low buildings. The shooting angle is so low that you can see it from a crow's perspective.Seeing this photo, they were immediately led into the identity of the crow, giving them the illusion of being there.It was as if they were sprinting against the cold wind in a dark and deserted train station, letting the snowflakes hit their faces and cover their feathers and bodies.

Such a novel taste made them think about it for a long time. After a few minutes, they clicked the mouse to turn to the next page.

The photographer switched to a human perspective and photographed a group of crows sitting on telephone poles and tree branches.

But what surprised Mr. Ericson was that not only were the crows arranged in an extremely neat and orderly manner, but the most important thing was that their eyes formed white dots under the reflection of the flash.

In the dark sky, clumps of crows fell on the branches, with strange lights flashing in their eyes. This is the impression it gives people.

It makes people shudder, but at the same time, they can’t help but cheer for the photographer’s skills.

How boring it would be without the reflection of the crow's eye!But now it's precisely in the colors that a delicate balance is struck.The picture composed of large areas of gray, large areas of black, and dots of white seems to fully embody the beauty of the East.

The next few photos are all of crows flying everywhere. Everyone's mood seems to be completely affected by the photographer, ups and downs, and the mood continues to change with the photos.

Although the depressing atmosphere never faded, no one felt too bored and lost interest in the work.

As the mouse continued to be clicked, the perspective of the photo soon changed to that of a crow again.

It's just that this time the crow's vision became clearer. Paths, crowds, houses, streets, everything could be seen clearly, but the field of vision was wider and lower than before.

This change really surprised a few people. They thought the crow's perspective was blurry, but the photographer suddenly captured it clearly.

"What do you mean?" James asked doubtfully. He took the computer and looked at it carefully, but he didn't understand the photographer's intention.

Instead, John clapped his hands and thought of a possibility.

He glanced around and asked, "Do you think this is the world the crow sees when it is still?"

Hearing this, James slapped his forehead: "Yes, yes, that's it!"

"That's right." Mr. Ericson pursed his lips to express his approval of John's words.

John laughed, his beard twitching constantly, feeling that he had finally gained a victory this time.

After understanding the photographer's intention, they continued to look at the photo.

This set of crow-perspective photos not only includes humans, roads, but also a group of different birds. From the picture, it feels like crows are standing behind them and watching them take off, which is a different kind of fun.

In addition, several of the photos contain traces of large amounts of human waste.

It is not the kind of scene that focuses on shooting garbage, but an inadvertent inclusion, as if they are all different scenery seen by crows standing in different places.

Maybe this really is the world in the eyes of crows.

It also makes viewers involuntarily start to reflect on what they, as human beings, have left to this world.

Huge industrial product?Or the ubiquitous mountain of garbage?Or abandoned buildings and statues?

The traces of human existence seem to be traces of the destruction of nature. Look at these birds, there are even fewer and fewer places to stay.So how to get along with nature is undoubtedly an eternal mystery in human history.

After thinking for a moment, Ryan took the mouse and turned to the next page.

Just like what John said, the perspective of the latter photo is obviously higher, and the picture is blurred. It really looks like a crow circling in the sky.

Several consecutive photos were of waves and beaches, allowing Ryan and the others to follow the crow's sight as they flew away from the city and into a wider world.

What follows is a photo full of vitality.

The most eye-catching thing in the picture is a girl wearing a skirt with flying hair, and the two children beside her are also facing the sea.The sunlight highlights their outlines, passes straight through the hair, and shines into the lens, the crow's eyes.They seem to be running and jumping for joy, and the youthful feeling is constantly exuding from the picture.

"The mood is obviously excited." Mr. Ericson whispered. What he has always paid most attention to is the emotion he experienced from the photos. Now that these photos have come to the beach, the tone of the photographer or the photos is obvious. Got even more excited.

"I felt life, hope." Ryan had the same feeling.

At the same time, doubts arose in everyone's mind. Is the oppressive atmosphere of this work finally going to be released?

Or is this just a foreshadowing for greater despair?
In doubt, they continued to look behind them.

The crow flew high in the sky and saw the people swimming on the lake and the passenger ship in the distance.Completely different from the previous gloomy ones, these pictures are full of sunshine. Although the pictures are still in black and white, the relationship between light and dark has silently completed the transformation.

Then Mr. Ericson and the others also saw a huge airplane. The photo only captured part of it, so that it made people feel that the camera was so close to it, so close that it was like a crow raising its head when the airplane passed by. Go stare at this completely artificial flying creature.

This contrast also makes people feel that the work expresses the relationship between humans and nature, and tells what changes humans have brought about from the perspective of birds.

And as for flying, it's not over yet.

The photographer then used several photos of the shadows on the ground as crows fly, as well as their open claws as they fly up, and a group of crows parked on the building to further deepen the viewer's understanding of crows' habits.

Until I finally stopped at a photo of a crow flying across the ground in front of a zebra crossing.

The constant intersection between human creations and crows in this process seems to indicate that the connection between the two is becoming increasingly closer. It can also be said that this is a kind of human encroachment on nature.

Mr. Erickson thought about the interpretation of the photo and began to wonder what the photographer would end with.

Everything is so perfect now. As expected, this work will definitely leave its name in the history of photography and become one of the photo albums that many enthusiasts must buy.

It would be a pity for him if the ending of such a good work is not satisfying.

So much so that he even had the emotion of not daring to watch it anymore, for fear of destroying his imaginary beauty and interpretation of the work.

However, John would not pay attention to Mr. Chairman's silent thoughts. He would just continue to turn the next page.

"Snapped."

Burning gloves, people sitting on the garbage pile, and burned newspapers were thrown into the air, like a sudden explosion.

There is no doubt that this is the world the crow sees, and it is also a mystery left to the viewer.

Because it seems that nothing can be seen from the picture alone, but combined with the entire work, Mr. Erikson feels that he seems to overlap with the crow.

Yes, crows certainly don’t understand human behavior, just as viewers don’t understand the meaning of these seemingly endless photos.

This ingenious relationship makes Mr. Ericson deeply admired.

I admire both the photographer and the layout editor.

Seeing this, everyone was silent. They couldn't think of any words to use to describe this work.

Because this is an undoubted classic, it even goes beyond the current exploration of photography in the photography industry and comes to a completely new field.

Just when they were still thinking about using Gesai to encourage young people to explore the many possibilities of photography, someone was already standing on this desolate land one step ahead, looking at them in the distance and walking slowly behind them.

This feeling can't help but be a little frustrating, but it is even more exciting because someone has told them through their work.

Photography can still be done like this.

"There's one last one left." Mr. Erikson felt uneasy. Seeing this, he absolutely believed in the photographer's aesthetics and the layout editor's choice, but he still couldn't help but have doubts.

What kind of photo is suitable for ending?

crow?

City?

Humanity?

Or a combination of them?
Just when he was in deep doubt, James directly clicked the keys on the keyboard and turned to the last one.

Very young, everyone felt the same two words at first.

Compared to the large size of the other photos, this photo is exceptionally small.It only occupies the center of the screen, just like a mobile phone screen.

But when they saw the content of the photo, they all felt that it was the highlight of the entire work!

In the picture before me, there is no crow, but it is better than a crow.

It was a homeless man walking alone.He was wearing a dirty, gray blanket and walking on the streets with tall buildings.The dead trees around him were illuminated by the sun, forming twisted black shadows on the ground and his body.

It looks very normal, but it makes the viewer feel that he is not a human being, but a huge crow wandering around the city.

"Crows, humans, after reading this work, what's the difference between the two?" Mr. Erikson sighed, feeling that the vacancy in his heart was filled.

He also felt ridiculous about his previous worries.

Perfect work, perfect theme, shooting techniques and layout beyond imagination.

"Do you think there is a bigger surprise in this selection?" Suddenly he asked.

James was the first to shake his head, John was the second, and Ryan said: "I think this work will undoubtedly become one of the classics in the photography industry."

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