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Street photographs that succeed in freezing several (often fleeting) elements of the ongoing rush of city life into composed thought -- into visually compelling short story lines that speak in thicker terms to the nature of the place in question as well as my nature too -- these are my favorites.
The recipe for such success as found in the above photo:
(1) Begin with one ripped Grecian sunbather out in public for a tan in full Speedo -- and soon fast asleep on a park bench.
(2) Add one garden tree and one mischievous global street photographer looking for a way to document both the heat and
sophistication of urban Athens.
(3) Mix in locally specific infrastructure (the whitewashed walls and the advertisements in Greek).
(4) Wait patiently for 10 minutes or so to give serendipity the opportunity to rise ...
(5) Then top it all off by capturing the bold emergence of a momentary passerby peeking toward the mystery created by the mischievous street photographer and the garden tree, suggesting a comic diversion that is certainly Mediterranean in nature.
Let cool.
Serve at room temperature ...
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