Abelardo Morell

 

Abelardo Morell is a Boston-based photographer that was born in Havana Cuba in 1948. Morell is best known for his work with camera obscura. 

I find this image of his particularly interesting. I appreciate that he combined the outside work with the indoors. This is a concept that I haven't seen much. I like that he chose to use a mostly empty room with only a desk, a chair, and a clock. With that choice, the reflection of the city is more apparent. If he had chosen a more busy setting, the image would have looked cluttered. The way the top of the city lines up with the top of the furniture shows artistic expertise and that he spent time to gets this photo to work. I think that the contrast of the city in whites and greys goes nicely with the silhouetted furniture. I am impressed that he was capable of getting all of the buildings from the outside, that makes the image look complete. If the buildings were on the ceiling, it would have taken away from the image. I think that overall, this image is very well done, and my favorite of his work.