Artist Comparison

Steve McCurry

Colours of Cuba

What interests me most about this photo is the very contrasting and vibrant colour used, yet they are ironically sed in an environment that is unkept and looks dishevelled. The person in the photo is seen on the border between the 2nd and 3rd third, and due to them being a silhouette it is difficult to work out whether the person is walking towards or away from the camera. This makes the photo more interesting to me, and also creates contrast between the completely black silhouette and the colourful environment.

The photograph also gives a sense of isolation and mystery, with the person in the photograph being completely alone and shrouded in darkness. This imagery is one usually seen in horror or thriller films, and is used to help give the villain or a character a dramatic entrance or give them a sense of mystery, though in this context they seem to be an average person.

My photograph is fairly similar to The Colours of Cuba by Steve McCurry as both feature very unkept yet colourful environments (though mine to a lesser extent in terms of colour) and a single isolated person walking into the distance. 

The main difference between the two is that mine features a more modern and open environment, whereas The Colours of Cuba feels fairy enclosed, furthering the sense of isolation. s mentioned earlier, the colours in my photograph are less vibrant and more muted than the photograph taken by McCurry, despite there being more of them comparatively. The Colours of Cuba also feels a lot warmer than mine, manly due to the high saturation of colour, whereas mine seems quite cold and unpleasant.