To know we are going to die, someday, keeps us sane. There is a limit to our time, there is a limit to our importance, there is a limit to our strength. Within limits we can create our best work, make our best decisions and trigger our creativity.
I wouldn't say graveyards are my favorite places in the world, but they do attract me.
The most beautiful cemetery I visited: Greenwood Cemetery in Brooklyn, NY. The artistry of the tombstones, the layout of the park, the skyline of my favorite city in the world in the background... I have recommended visiting Greenwood Cemetery to everyone who asked me for tips on New York City. Most of the times they look at me weirdly. I then add the Museum of Modern Art is awesome too, of course.
The most humbling cemetery I visited: a tiny Jewish cemetery in Prague where the tombstones were placed in such a way I knew there was something wrong... There was not enough space between them to leave room for the actual buried bodies. I later understood there were so many bodies to be buried during WWII they regularly added a new layer of earth on top of the graves so they could bury a new layer of bodies. They then lifted the tombstones, which is why they were places only 40 centimeters apart from one another.
In Scotland I noticed the graveyards are always located at spots with the best views. Over Lochs, over beaches, looking towards the sunset. The souls of the friendly (because I have never ever ever met an unfriendly Scot, yet) Scots resting in real peace, in their beloved country, looking over what must be the best view they have ever known. Thankful for the time they have spent there.
[This graveyard is located near Balnakeil Beach, where I wrote my 'cripple cow story', my 'beach scavenger story', and at least three more posts. It must tell me something about this place, the inspiration it gave me seems endless.]
MORE MONOCHROMES:
- Monochrome Series: North-Coast of the Scottish Highlands
- Monochrome Series: North-Coast of the Scottish Highlands II
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- Monochrome Series: Triangle Landscape
- Monochrome Series: Mountain Rhino and its mirror
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If I know when I'm going to die, I wonder what things I would do before that. I'll go to church and eat every food I haven't eaten yet I guess.
Beautiful. Some cemeteries attract a lot f tourists because of their beauty, like in Argentina, Cuba and other places. I do understand the beauty of it. I also have a penchant for abandoned places. They are creepy, yet beautiful in their derelictness. I liked this post.
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YES! I've visited the famous Recoleta one in Argentina too! Sorry for replying so late @sansoncarrasco, thanks a lot for the follow!
incredible photos. I need to bring my brother here. I believe you'll love his work too.
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Good example of how you can snap the same subject from various points of view to create a unique exploration of a space. Well done!
Thanks a lot! Yes, I always try to walk around a place before taking the shots and see which points are the most interesting :-)
Gorgeous place and beautiful series. I adore the atmosphere and the ancient feeling of timelessness.
Thank you @outrayjust! :-) Timelessness is a great thing of photography - literally freeze a moment in time forever :-)
Thanks for sharing your cool pictures and a good write up.
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It looks pretty interesting, thanks for these photos =)
Thanks for checking them out @gleb-jeglov :-)
Beautiful, The fist shot is my Favorite love the contrast
Thanks for noticing, I tend to like big differences in contrast too :-)
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Much 👍. I Like the color treatment you've done here. It ties the photos together nicely.
Thank you @monotharch - It can be worth it to create a series in similar tones indeed! I don't always do so, since every picture has its own story to tell and needs its own specific treatment, but here I liked treating them equal :-)
wow , great shot and color. good job. i'd really like go there and make few pics :)
If you ever have the chance you should certainly make it part of your trip!
Gorgeous photos (again!). I love visiting old graveyards and cemeteries, you can feel the stories and history all around you. Lovely post. <3
Very smart angles. So creative
this ruined building used to be a chapel or is it just a house? I wonder). A little creepy, but interesting.)
I believe it's a chapel @lolaspice! :-)
made me ponder life for a moment. nice phtography
Yes, these places tend to do that. And I believe that's an important thing to do in life...
I am charmed with the photography B/N @ soyrosa and here as you emphasize the textures of the concrete one of this place, giving him protagonism to the fact of being a cemetery. I was charmed with the photographies.
Thank you for your considerate comment @zailecita :-) Yes, you noticed the amazing textures too! I love them. Both in the concrete and the nature that took over part of the church :-)
The jewish cemetery in Prague is beautiful. Last week I was in Barcelona and there is huge and interesting cemetery close to port. If you will visit BCN, take a walk... have a fun steemian ;-)
Ahhh @truestories, I've been in Barcelona 2 times but have not seen that cemetery, thanks for the tip!
mystic and terrifying pictures. So hard to imagine, that they had not enough place for the dead bodies, so they added new layers of earth to burry more.
Sad sad story :( Let us pray that the world will find peace some day!
Yes, I hope they've found peace indeed - it's an incredibly sad story.
These photos are gorgeous @soyrosa! At the same time they are a lottle creepy, maybe it's because of the history just the monocrome/ruined building effect!
Nice one
Thanks a lot @senorcoconut! Yeah, these pictures just didn't work in colour, even though I love the colours of Scotland :-)
One day I will make it to Scotland! I have familly moving there...
Oohhh I'm jealous of your family! YES you should go!
Lol. We usually take a trip to England once a year so it will haplen I'm pretty sure one day soon!