Constructed Self Portrait
GHOST Peter Lik
This is one of my favorite works of Peter Lik. In this, sand was just thrown in the air to
create dust and a ‘ghostly’ figure appeared.
I used my picture from the Phantom of the Opera as I thought it was
appropriate to the setting inside this cave with a ghost, especially as my
picture was taken with the word ‘Phantom’ above me. Figures like the phantom or ghost have been
frightening people for centuries. Not
really a fan of musicals but I enjoyed the show immensely and also not a huge
fan of films or pictures that remind me of the dead but I love this photograph
from Peter Lik. I have visited his
galleries in Las Vegas and this had always been one of the attractions. Lik’s picture is probably never going to be
duplicated by another photographer or even by Lik himself. This was just by pure chance that the dust
under the perfect beam of light presented itself this way.
As a matter of fact Lik’s Ghost has won a prestigious award
and had been displayed at the Smithsonian.
In the future, I would love my work to be displayed in well-known places
for everyone to enjoy. Although there
are thousands of entries each year in any competition, if I strive hard enough,
hopefully my work will be chosen as well.
Lik is self-taught and he is one of the world’s most awarded
photographers, and as I progress in my field, I will travel the world and
create unique, stunning images.
I was looking diligently for the right self photograph and
suddenly I realized that I had this picture all along from a couple of years
ago. I made my photograph to what I
believe is in size comparison to the ghost figure. One thing about watching the Phantom of the
Opera is that the theatre is very dark other than the stage, similarly here in
the cave except for the light shining down on the canyon floor.
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