...Why I like it....

I always come across photos that I truly love....not because they are the greatest most popular photo...but because it touches my heart, grabbed my attention and made me stop a second to reflect on what it portrayed.

I have decided that I am going to post these pictures here and let you into my mind a little bit by trying to tell you why I love these photos so much. Adam Barker...and AMAZING photographer once posted "ask a photographer why they took the picture...you'll walk away with quality knowledge and better understanding of the photographer".

It has been my goal this year to ask WHY...not just pertaining to photographs...but to all things. Why is that? I want to have a better understanding...to know more about WHY the world exists around me. :)

On those notes, I want to start with a very dramatic B&W photo that I loved the minute I tripped the shutter...I KNEW it was perfect to me...

Why do I like this picture? I love it because while I was editing it the photo told me a million different stories.

It shows me a woman that is strong, confident and breathtaking. In her casual jeans and textured scarf I see a woman who takes her life and chooses to make it wonderful. Her eyes are closed as she silently organizes her thoughts under the glow of the setting sun. The light highlights all the places of interest in this photo...her hands, her face and even the highlights in her hair. I double take to look at this photo every time I see it.

On a second look I see a woman who knows what it is like to struggle with the dilemma's life gives us. Struggling to make the best of the lows and love like you're on a high. She has taken a minute, out underneath the wintry sky, to breathe in slowly, close her eyes to the hardships of the world and enjoy the warm light that touches her skin and bounces through her hair.

...what do you see? Do you feel something from this photo?

Rachael