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the hand of miles davis

this is one of Irving Penn's photos of Miles Davis' hand. it is an absolutely amazing shot. (i first saw this in a book "A Notebook at Random" whilst i was at the American Book Center day before.)

it's true - there is something about black. forget the whiteness of the whale, crazy Ahab chasing Moby Dick. white is scary. white is the colour of fear, of torture, of insanity. but black - its special. its luring, its captivating, charming, even. its so bold it screams defiance. i don't know why i have never paid much attention to the blackness in b/w photographs before. i'm glad someone pointed me to it. thank you.

at the end of the day, i guess its all about the light.

(note - the only exception to white, which must be said, is the ipod.)

posted by 儒 @ 09:48