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21-NOV-2011

By Mandraki Harbor, Rhodes, Greece, 2011

Mandraki Harbor was the main harbor of Rhodes for almost 2,500 years. Its entrance, which once could be blocked by chains, is flanked by statues of a male and female deer – symbols of the island. Some believe that the Colossus of Rhodes, one of the seven wonders of the ancient world, also stood here. The huge 100 foot tall bronze statue honored Apollo, the patron god of Rhodes. An earthquake destroyed it in 226 BC. Flash forward 2,237 years: same spot, different cast of characters. A pair of pedestrians repeats the pairing of the deer rising behind them, as well as echoing the pair of shields flanking the door of a nearby church. A maintenance man cleaning the door of the church watches the pedestrians pass. They never noticed him. It is not only the person-to-person interplay that makes this example of street photography work – it also requires the interplay of people and their environment.

Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH2
1/320s f/6.3 at 45.0mm iso160 full exif

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