The Weight of the World

Posted by Damon Schreiber (Toronto, Canada) on 28 May 2007 in People & Portrait and Portfolio.

Suddenly, how heavy it all felt...

High-res here.

[Nathan Phillips Square, Toronto]

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Comments (13)

Rene from Kitchener-Waterloo, Canada

Your B/W conversion is just killer on this. Love it.

28 May 2007 6:46am

@Rene: Many thanks, Rene!

Jesus from Madrid, Spain

The feeling of this image is sadness, it is a beautiful image a bit pesimistic.

28 May 2007 7:09am

@Jesus: Gracias, Jesus!

Manuela Photography from Hainburg, Germany

Top notch pps! This simple shot is so full of emotions...

28 May 2007 11:51am

@Manuela Photography: Thank you, Manuela!

KM Faisal from Kalpakanchery ,Kerala, India

nice one

28 May 2007 1:15pm

@KM Faisal: Thanks, KM!

simon from Singapore, Singapore

its so real.. very emotive capture!

28 May 2007 2:21pm

@simon: It is indeed real. Thanks, Simon!

Stu from Kyoto, Japan

Oooh! This is mammoth! The stark concrete background, the b&w, the harsh contrast, the subject's pose - his anguish is almost tangible. It tells more than 1000 words. A ridiculously good shot, Damon.

28 May 2007 4:17pm

@Stu: Wow, glad you liked it, Stu! The setting (a large public space on concrete squares) really lends itself to showing isolation like an urban desert. In fact a lot is happening in the area - it's a social place, and I played up the perceived despair in my description. The poor guy was likely just resting.

Soodabeh from Yazd, Iran

WOW! Really shocking photo Damon! Poor man! May god help him to resist! Good eye! thanks for sharing.

28 May 2007 5:47pm

@Soodabeh: Many thanks, Soodabeh! Please don't be too shocked: I made his plight seem worse than it probably is. At least I hope so.

Marwan from Rolle, Switzerland

a very moody one today!

28 May 2007 7:43pm

@Marwan: Indeed... Thanks, Marwan!

ginger from Melbourne, Australia

Very powerful - breathtakingly sad

28 May 2007 8:36pm

@ginger: Thanks, Ginger. Sometimes the world does seem heavy, but honestly I was playing with the drama a bit here. I have no idea if he was really sad or not.