The Colorful Streets of Cartagena

September 29, 2010 at 7:30 AM Leave a comment

This week I wanted to discuss a photo essay I came across. I thought it was unique enough to share.

I’ve never seen a photo essay where the entire focus was on color before, but I think they did a fantastic job because that’s obviously what stands out in these photos the most. This essay was shot in Cartagena, Colombia, and it really catches your eye. I love the bright colors in everything from the vibrant buildings down to even watermelons. Most photo essays I’ve seen tell a story often through the emotion in the pictures and even take the color out of photos to convey this emotion, but this one doesn’t have a political message. It just seems like a guy having fun telling a story with color. The composition in many of the photographs isn’t even really all that striking, but I don’t think it needs to be. I just thought this neat and might be something I want to focus on in my own photography.