Photo Challenge

Juxtaposition

Wandering with my camera, I often find my eye drawn to strange bedfellows. Juxtapositions. Foils. Unexpected pairings. A juxtaposition is “the…

Wandering with my camera, I often find my eye drawn to strange bedfellows. Juxtapositions. Foils. Unexpected pairings.

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View from Toul Sleng Prison, Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Photo by Michelle Weber

A juxtaposition is “the act of placing things side by side, especially for the purpose of comparison or contrast” — as in this shot. While visiting Toul Sleng Prison in Cambodia, I was struck by the brilliant blue sky and palm trees swaying in the tropical breeze just beyond the barbed wire encircling the building. I had to capture it.

Of course, a juxtaposition doesn’t have to be serious. I snapped a shot of this non-plussed pup at a pet parade in my hometown:

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Tough girl at the Jersey City Doggie Costume Parade. Photo by Michelle Weber.

Juxtapositions are all around us. Maybe there’s one bright yellow flower in your vase of pink daisies, or you have a shot of your kids, one smiling, one making a face. Maybe you spied a vintage car parked outside a sleek, modern building, or a new car in front of a run-down house — or one of a thousand other things you wouldn’t think of until you see it.

This week, in a post created specifically for this challenge, share a photo showing JUXTAPOSITION.

superman curlThis is a great opportunity to practice viewing the world with a photographer’s eye. Take the time to take a closer look at the world around you, and find a serendipitous couple. Surprise us!

— Michelle
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  1. Each week, we’ll provide a theme for creative inspiration. You take photographs based on your interpretation of the theme, and post them on your blog (a new post!) anytime before the following Friday when the next photo theme will be announced.
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  3. It was an early morning around 7:00 AM. My alarm rang and I thought it is still early or wrong alarm has been set but to my surprise everything was alright.

    I expected a bright sunshine rather than it was opposite. It was the fog. We have never witnessed such fog where we could not see beyond a nearby road.

    Having said that, it was the beautiful scene we have ever seen in last twenty years.

    http://myvividvisions.com/2014/01/24/weekly-photo-challenge-juxtaposition-pleasant-and-foggy/

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      4. Same here, guys — i fell asleep at 1am (Manila time), woke five hours later — checked my sites and found that the Weekly Photo Challenge: Juxtaposition … is exactly what i put together 14 hours ago in the blog when i juxtaposed 12 photos of my students in action at the police station — in contrasting states of glee and anxiety 🙂 … in a gallery …
        here it is! my post for the Weekly Photo Challenge: Juxtaposition (pls click the link): http://wp.me/p2mko-5Jj
        Happy weekend, everyone!

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  26. I am so glad you described the word definition. I was like….juxta-what? But..ahhhhh, I get it. And that is VERY cool. Love the barb and that pink-haired pup! HA! HA! Great! Thanks for the inspiration. I’ll see what I can do. 😉

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