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Taken 7-Jan-06
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Category:People
Subcategory:Modeling
Subcategory Detail:Young Men
Keywords:British, abandonment, and, banknotes, barrel, beauty, black, color, container, contrast, currency, decay, defiance, desolation, doorway, ephemeral, figure, forgotten, forgotten, gesture, haunting, human, juxtaposition, loss, makeshift, material, money, monochrome, mystery, narrative, pounds, poverty, ruin, silhouette, space., stark, story, surrender, time, unsettling, vibrant, wealth, white, £20, £5
Photo Info

Dimensions2155 x 3307
Original file size4.36 MB
Image typeJPEG
Color spacesRGB
Date taken7-Jan-06 13:32
Date modified9-Jul-12 16:32
Shooting Conditions

Camera makeNIKON CORPORATION
Camera modelNIKON D1X
Focal length15 mm
Max lens aperturef/4.8
Exposure1/10 at f/4.8
Exposure bias0 EV
Exposure prog.Normal
Metering modePattern
A low-angle, black and white photograph of a pile of British banknotes (£5 and £20) spilling from a dark, cylindrical container in the foreground. The background is a dilapidated, wooden structure, wi

The Colour of Money

This haunting image juxtaposes the stark beauty of forgotten currency with the desolate decay of a forgotten space. A handful of British banknotes, their vibrant colors a stark contrast to the monochrome ruin, spill from a makeshift container, hinting at a lost fortune or a desperate act. In the distance, a figure stands silhouetted in the doorway, their raised arms a gesture of surrender or defiance, adding a human element to the scene's unsettling narrative. The image evokes a sense of loss, mystery, and the ephemeral nature of material wealth in the face of time's relentless march.