Mars, 30 december 1976 Possibly 1976

"Mars, 30 december 1976" by Cary Markerink is a photographic print in shades of black and white. I imagine Markerink, camera in hand, on a cold winter's day on assignment documenting a protest or march. You can almost feel the chill in the air, the kind that bites at your skin. Look at the group of people walking towards us, some smiling, some with heads held high, but all seemingly determined. What's so great about photography is its ability to freeze a moment in time, capturing not just what something looks like, but what it feels like too. I'm always thinking about the relationship between the artist and the subject, especially in photography. What's the artist trying to say? What do they see that others don't? So much meaning is made in those split seconds. It shows the human capacity for creativity, inspiring us to create and imagine ourselves.