Like many, I was floored my last year's documentary Finding Vivian Maier, and it piqued my interest in street photography. Updating the old cliché, "every picture tells a story," I think every street photo tells a Russian novel. Ok, maybe that's pushing it. Every street photo tells a Chekovian short story--or maybe a Dostoevsky novella.
In addition to her storytelling, or story "capturing," I love the composition of Delaney's photos. She snaps the most fleeting of moments--split seconds in time--where the background and subject are in perfect balance--like a great painting. Although Delaney is based in the Bay Area, these photos are from her series, "New York City 1984-88." She has equally mesmerizing collections on South of Market (San Francisco), Dehli, Beijing, Athens and Istanbul. You can see all of her work at her site. Via Miss Moss.
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Janet Delaney
And a few more things to love today:
This book cover. From: "Book Covers of Note, November 2015" via The Casual Optimist.
Design by Strick & Williams
This Cactus Watercolor Wall Mural via anewalldecor.
La violoniste, 1920, Kees Van Dongen
That's all for now. I'll be back tomorrow with more to love. xoL
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