decisive moment photography has sometimes been described as "early journalism", and these pictures help support that statement.

this photo, artist unknown, was taken seconds after a man crashed his motorcycle. i enjoy the photo because the workers seem to be frantic, attempting to save the man and cutting him from his clothes, while the two people standing more towards the bottom and top of the photo are relatively still. 

this is an award winning photo by j. scott applewhites of bill clinton moments before he told the world he had lied about having an affair. it shows how photography can capture feeling.

this is a photo by robert capa, that tugs at your heartstrings. the man was captured at the moment he had been shot, and ultimately the moment he died. the photo is so powerful because of the moment the artist chose to photograph.

this is a photo by an artist named cecilia halling. i think this is a great concept for a surreal photo, and it makes me wonder how this photo was created.

the artist of this photo is unknown, but i love it because it also has a great concept. it looks as if at any given moment, the knives could fall on the model.

this photo's artist is also unknown. the photo not only interests me because of the large amount of action, but it makes me question the narrative. why is a horse storming through a work office? also, if the horse is only the work of digital manipulation, it makes this photo that much more incredible.

i googled "abstract photographer", and found abstract photographer, ciro totku. totku is a russian photographer living in cambodia. i enjoyed totku's abstract photos in black and white, but i was most impressed with his color works.

this photo is entitled "garage". it's quite hard to tell what the subject of this photo is. the dust on the object gives the colors variation in saturation, which simulates a painting.

this photo is called "revenge". i assume the subject of this photo is a wall. the larger holes make the photo seem like it has a face. the smaller holes remind me of scales, or something lizardlike. along with its title, this photo almost becomes a narrative.

this photo is named "tin sky". from the title, the subject is presumably tin. the cream colors work harmoniously with the blue colors, and instead of a sky, remind me more of the sea. the pattern of the cracks in the paint seem to echo one another.

"the dirtiest places are the most inspiring." - a quote from totku in an interview with combodia daily on totku's website. totku also adds that he never uses photoshop, or any other similar programs.

when thinking about point of view, the first style of photography that comes to my mind is architectural photography. i think about the photos of monumental buildings that tower over the photographer and appear almost as if they could fall on top of them. i found a great japanese architectural photographer, kazuhiko kawahara, who digitally manipulates his images to create new architectural styles. his photos resemble a kaleidoscope.

this is an image of different roads and sides of buildings. the buildings could be old or new, but it seems like there is some kind of scaffolding in the middle of the street. this photo shows multiple perspectives, built from multiple photos. all streets seem to converge at the two black holes.

this image shows an ariel view of a city, contorted into multiple positions. it is the same perspective, given a different perspective each time the photo is rotated and manipulated. all roads seem to converge at the focal point of light.

this image shows the same view of a city skyline, twisted upside down and placed amongst different areas of the photo. the photo conveys a feeling of vertigo, because of the multiple edited perspectives.