Snider's "Bubble Blower"

by Mu Li

David Snider's "Bubble Blower" is astonishing.

New to photojournalism, I cannot help wondering how he was able to capture lighting to show such subtle black-and-white contrast in his creation of a semi-magical world. He positioned his camera somewhere on the same level of the window, an excellent angle to take in both the dark room and light room. And his camera exactly caught the moving silhouette of the bubble blowing boy in a striped shirt. Apart from the wonderful angle of camera, the curve of "bubble" gives a surreal feel to the picture.

The beauty of the photo lies in the symmetry of lighting, a eye-catching character, and a interesting movement. But most importantly, it brings to viewer the fun and the ease of childhood, the human interest element that makes the photo memorable.