A Distorted Reality.

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I'm Hungry, by *belajarmotret

Indonesia has never struck me as a hotbed for the arts, but I suppose that nothing of much value can ever be extrapolated from one’s origins. DeviantArt user belajarmotret finds beauty in the most simplistic of macro photography juxtaposed with extremely short depths of field to create nature photography which refrains from being either pretentious or cliché. Far from a one trick pony, photographs such as Cityscape 1 show an eye for landscapes most finely tuned: light-sources both distant and close are combined to form a sense of depth so often flattened by lesser photographers lacking an eye for the perception of the interaction of light and shadow to create a perceivable near and far.

His work shows so much more energy and potential than the typical Canon EOS 350D target market: there’s a certain maturity behind the imaging; an eye for something more than that which is obviously apparent. Traffic “Light” shows a wonderful appreciation for the traditional ‘rules’ of composition not only of photography but of the more traditional arts. The rule of thirds is executed perfectly here, in a manner in which does not imply a mathematical precision, but has the psuedo-symmetrical aspects so appealing to the human eye. The light mentioned in the title falls exactly upon the intersection of two guidelines: it’s either wonderful coincidence or the illustration of a great photographic mind at work. His portraiture is brilliance itself: expressive and emotive, with even the more ‘modelling’ shots not looking choreographed.