Surely many people take photos as souvenirs when on holiday , short trip or celebrating something important , even when meeting friends on the saturday night . Why not ? But often single photograph by an accomplished photographer can be admired by huge audience , moreover , this small piece of our real world , snapped and reflected on a paper sheet or a screen , recalls many emotions . Something what is hard to notice just when passing by , one have no time or focused on matters of everyday life . But there is some magic around us if we try look closely .
I remember one episode from movie "Smoke" , based on a novel by Paul Auster "Brooklyn Boogie" . The owner of the Brooklyn's tobacco shop , played by Harvey Keitel , everyday used to take his camera outside and took one picture . Everyday at the same corner of his shop , in the same direction . And in this episode of movie , he shows albums with all these photos to his friend , a writer from the neighbourhood . He coments on them - but why , these are all the same showing the same crossroad . Yes , he replies , but every picture is different , taken during weekdays or weekend , in different times of the year , with the sun casting light in different angle . Some with people , some without . And to see these differences , you have to slow down . Just slow down your life , he concludes .
So maybe the photography could be a tool for slowing down and noticing things around .
When I look outside my window , I often want to take a photos , despite the view is very familiar to me and I have taken many picture before . But as it was told , I find my surrondings look differently depending on the weather , the way the light cast its rays , time of the year or of day and so on .
That's from my window on sunny/gloomy day
