The Passer By Artwork - Limited Edition of 10

This image is from my "Anonymous Portraits" Series. I was exploring San Miguel de Allende on foot. A mecca for artists and retirees, San Miguel is a historic Mexican town full of Spanish colonial architecture and vibrant colors. It is also a study in contrasts: the old and the new, the natives and the touristas, the rich and the poor. In the city center the walls of the buildings touch the sidewalks, and there is little room for other people to pass by. I was enraptured by an old woman sitting on the sidewalk, slumping motionless with her bolsas (shopping bags). After a few moments I realized that she was a beggar, probably asleep. Then a young woman passed by her and didn’t acknowledge the old woman’s presence except by stepping away to pass her by. Beggars were a common sight in San Miguel, but I felt a tinge of sadness. Obviously well-off, the young woman didn’t acknowledge the beggar. I was just an observer, not in a position to make a judgement of what was probably a common sight. In this photo I was struck by the colors in the wall - how they separated the women into their own worlds - and decided to make use of the colors by emphasizing the movement of the younger woman and the stillness of the older one in Photoshop®. It was as if the beggar were frozen in time, stuck in her life forever. This image is reminiscent of those by the French street photographer Henri Cartier-Bresson. He was a major influence in my artistic vision through his concept of “Le moment décisif” (The decisive moment). This is the exact moment that tells the story of the picture, and it is what a street photographer strives to capture. I think that this image captures more than that moment: it shows the gap between the rich and the poor, the new and the old, the intrinsic injustices in life, the poignancy of beauty. May it stimulate you, the viewer, to contemplate the meaning of these things for your life.

Digital:Digital on Paper

Artist Produced Limited Edition of:10

Size:36 W x 36 H x 0.1 D in

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