Michaela’s Favourite Photographs #10: Quiet Streets
Marrakech, Morocco, 2015 and Bratislava, Slovakia, 2014. Sometimes in the busiest and most manic of cities, it’s possible to turn a corner and suddenly find yourself in a little enclave of peace. It’s hard to accentuate this in a photograph – unless you’re lucky enough for one single person to wander into the quiet alley at just the right moment. That single figure somehow conveys peace more eloquently than a wholly empty street can….
13 Comments
wetanddustyroads
It’s true … with a photo it’s hard to capture silence. But Michaela nailed it perfectly in these photos!
Toonsarah
You’re right, a single person conveys a sense of emptiness more than a totally empty street would do. I love the Marrakesh shot in particular!
Phil & Michaela
You could almost guess that it was Marrakech just from studying it!
Mike and Kellye Hefner
I love that the single person in the photo shows a realistic sense of the place. The view of the church steeple and empty street makes me wonder if everyone but you is still asleep. Bravo, Michaela!
Andrew Petcher
Two great pictures, especially Marrakech.
grandmisadventures
Lovely pictures- you can almost hear their solitary footsteps along the street
Phil & Michaela
Yes, you can!
Monkey's Tale
I can’t open any of these to read the stories with the horrible Tajikistan internet, but the pictures in Reader are great. Love this empty Marrakesh Street. Maggie
Phil & Michaela
Ah well there’s only a short paragraph with each, just a little back story.
Marie
Wonderful – especially Marrakech for me – I certainly didn’t see that side of it…XXXMarie
Phil & Michaela
Out the back end of the souks, behind the stinking tanneries…
Annie Berger
Not trying to be contrary but I prefer the solitary nun walking along Bratislava’s streets especially with the church in the background providing the perfect complement.
Do hope to get to Marrakech one day and hope it’s much more attractive than Tangiers.
Phil & Michaela
Oh Annie Marrakech is a must-do. Unique, amazing city.