Reflections set 1:

This photo was taken in Siem Reap, Cambodia, a rural village our class visited. The river that flows through the photo is a leading source of income for those who live in this village. In the dry season, the season this photo is taken, the river dries and decreases. In the wet season, the river then rises, and everything you see in this photo is gone. This photo does not reflect on the people’s lives in this village but demonstrates the past and future of how this village would look in the dry seasons. It is also used to reflect on this village’s cultures and different traditions. One example of that is the houses, the houses as u can see far in the distance and around the river are built taller, and these houses have been built like that for centuries, the boats as well reflect the ways of transportation the people have in the village. The reflections of the boats also reflect into the water as if they are one with the water as if they are mixed into the water and reflect on their uses. This photo demonstrates the older styles of houses from the past centuries and seems to be held back in time, like the first ways they were built.

Techniques used:

• Color contrast (Black and White)
• Rule of Thirds
• Depth of Field
• White Space

 

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