I was in Paris last week. Part work, but mostly fun. Eating, drinking, being merry, and of course, snapping photos my iPhone–as I do everyday–with no end goal beyond staying creatively engaged.
I was just now kicking through photos from the trip and stumbled on a couple of snapshots I thought were interesting for various reasons. I’ve posted stuff like this before and was really excited by the resulting discussion, so I figured I’d throw it out there again… These are of course just snapshots, but even snapshots have merit. AND these photos are VERY different from one another…. So, simply put, I thought I’d ask for your thoughts, which is better, A or B? And why?
Vote in the comments. Also love to know ‘why’ if you care to explain. 500 px wide images after the jump…
[ASIDE, since Paris reminds me of good food… if you like chasejarvisLIVE, I’m bringing in 2 special guests TOMORROW (Wednesday) at 12 noon pacific/3:00 eastern time. The goal is to combine a few of my passions and share them with you: photography, food, the internet. As such, join me tomorrow to welcome….
Guest #1 Penny DeLosSantos: Food/Lifestyle/Travel and National Geographic photographer Penny DeLosSantos (@pennydelosantos). Well talk about photo, food, and travel…photographing in the world’s most suicide bombed markets in the middle east, travels to more than 40 countries, and the art of combining your passions into a career.
Guest #2 Barnaby Dorfman: Barnaby is a legendary tech guru turned entreprenuer who recently founded Foodista [@foodista] – the world’s leading online food encyclopedia/wiki and an overall amazing site. Combine food, tech, and storytelling and you get a thick slice of Barnaby. Hope to see you at http://www.chasejarvis.com/live tomorrow ….]
Now go vote on those photos below. Tell me what you think…
Here’s Photo A:
Here’s Photo B: 
Which is better and why?
Photo A. All these questions without answers that come up…
A. Tells more of a visual story with an artistic backdrop. The lines and stones captured at this angle provide fluidity, while the man lying on the ground provokes the curiosity.
Photo A! 🙂
Photo A is better. Photo B is too easy anybody can take that shot
Image A is a little depressing and gives a lot to think about. A man laying on the ground… God knows what he is doing or what he is thinking. But people around him wouldn’t give a damn. Reality check! The world is changing and there is no one to come by and ask if he is alright. Some people even dare to sit and watch his misery. In this photo I don’t care for the lines and all. As long as a photograph tells a story and a good one at that.
Picture B-is about lines and parallels but almost feels like a projection of a light at the end of a tunnel. One car remains in motion as if rushing towards the light.
If I would to hang one of the pictures on my wall, it would probably be picture B. Gives me a sense of hope and happiness.