Graduation, Bangor High School, Bangor, Pennsylvania 1977

This photograph, "Graduation, Bangor High School, Bangor, Pennsylvania" was captured by Larry Fink. It has the feel of a snapshot, a moment caught in the act of unfolding. Look at the way the light and shadow play across the girl's face as she embraces someone, her eyes closed in a kind of ecstatic joy. There's a really beautiful push-pull here between the crisp details, like the folds in her shirt, and the overall soft focus. It creates a dreamy atmosphere, like we're seeing this moment through a haze of memory. Fink's work often captures these kinds of intimate, everyday moments, elevating them to something significant. There's a rawness to it, like Diane Arbus, but also a deep empathy, a sense of connection to his subjects. Photography, like painting, is often about looking for truth, embracing the messy, and finding beauty in the ordinary.