Analysis describing your thoughts about the photographs in relation to their subject, form, content, and meaning.
The four photos show some sort of movement which is captured by an unobtrusive medium. This is because the human subjects in the photos have their back turned to the camera and appear unaware of the photographer. They represent a moment in time in a busy day as people in different occupations go about their duties. The short shadows of the various people or forms captured in these photos indicate that they were all captured either just before or just after midday in natural light.
The use of perspective to indicate distance and depth is done successfully. This helps to capture more detail in one photograph. Despite the apparent movement captured in the photos, there is a clear silence about them. They look serene and calm like everything is under control and ordered. This is because the people seem to have roles and duties to perform. In three of the photos, there are men in work clothes and reflective gear. This may indicate that there is a factory or manufacturing plant nearby. Only two photographs have women in them. One of the women captures the serenity of everything around her. She looks almost unhappy and overburdened as she pushes a cart of waste material to be recycled.
The irony of this photograph is that while she is in a seemingly wealthy neighborhood, she labors on foot. The loaded cart may be a symbol of the burdens she may be carrying in her personal life. The man standing alone also seems lonely. The grill of the gate resembles that of a prison cell. This may be the photographer’s way of showing that the man could be trapped in a form of predicament. All the photos have different types of vehicles in them. In two of the photographs, the vehicles are moving while in the other two, they are stationary. Notably, most of the vehicles are pickup trucks. This may mean that most of the people in this neighborhood work in engineering firms or in jobs requiring utility vehicles to carry equipment or products.
