domingo, 29 de julio de 2018

A Photography you like

This photography was taken by New York City based photographer Jeff Mermelstein. The year when it was taken is not specified but it was first published in 1999, in a book named Sidewalk, compiling a series of photographs taken during the 90's.
The interesting part of this picture and the reason why I like it's the question, what does it show?
At the forefront we see a young woman wearing red sunglasses, but she is out of focus. Then we realise that the background is in focus, showing a chaotic scene, full of people and with no apparent interest. But by looking further, we see that the reflection on the red sunglasses of the young women on the foreground are also focused, showing showing a couple lonely windows in a rather classic looking building, like a scene completely unconnected scene that look more organised and simple.


Tv shows and series

My favourite tv show is Black Mirror. I love science fiction and in this series you can see details of today's technology deformed by science fiction in a not too distant future. Each chapter is a different story, where society loses morale at the hands of technology. Best of all is that since the chapters are not connected you can see  it in any order and not loose all your time hooked on it.

I have seen every tv show about science fiction and could recommend a lot of them. Now I'm starting West World, a series of the same kind that deals with artificial intelligence.
If any of you is interested in science fiction I also recommend that you read Phillip K. Dick, one of the creators of the genre that has inspired much of the films and futuristic series we know. My favourite book written by him is Ubik. I hope you find interesting, if you have not seen Black Mirror, it is time to do it.