Liana Khachatourian
Sebastio Salgado, "Church Gate Station, Western Railrod Line, Bombay, India"
1995, Gelatin Silver Print
I selected this photograph because it had an immediate touching effect to me. Though the photographer was trying to call attention to the effects of globalization and how that harms individuals and regions differently, it gave me a different feel. Not only does the lack of color in the image evoke sorrow, but the overall effect, time, and angle with which it was taken. The connection that I made with this photo is our everyday lives and how we work so much and so often that we barely ever have time to enjoy the company of such wonderful human beings around us. I noticed in the photo on the bottom left there is one guy with his suitcase that seems to be motionless. Although everyone else looks like they are getting much done since they're moving so fast I believe that one guy that isn't moving at all has grasped the idea of happiness. It seems to me as though he appreciates the beauty of life and that moment most.
