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I’ve always been interested in art, any kind of visual art. Whether I’m walking down the street or on the subway, anything with a hint of art or creativity, I’m immediately drawn to. This could be partly because I like focusing on details, which lead me to wondering, why the piece is made? And who made it? And what were the thoughts going through the artists mind when creating such a piece? Similarly I like to look at interesting photography as well. The picture above is an image that I came across which completely left me dazed (talk about surreal). There is something so beautiful about this person’s eyes. The main focus of the image, it infests the piece with pure definition and detail. It gives the images so much meaning and depth in such a way that the emotions just seem to jump off the image and take over the viewer.  Especially the body language of the man, with his back turned and his hands over his head only magnify the unhappy feelings this image portrays. There is no use of colour other than black and white with a high contrast to sharpen the details of his face. The little hair growing on his beard also gives this image a very coarse effect, and is harsh on the eyes of the observer. What I also admire so much about this image is the incredible effort that the photographer has put in using the appropriate effects to create the mood; to reveal the emotions.