s eccentricity.
In this age of digitalization and computer manipulation, to find out that Erwitt rarely even crops his photos is quite refreshing. What he saw is what you get. With his trusty Leica, Elliot Erwitt has scanned the globe in search of those seemingly ordinary images that we perceive as mere passing moments in life, that come as a dime a dozen. Erwitt however realizes the natural composition of the moment and hence provides his photographs with that instant eye-catching capability that draws the viewer directly to the photograph. Once Erwitt has your initial attention, he then lets his subjects do the rest of the talking. On page 276 of Erwitt's compilation book Snaps, an elderly man sits on a ledge, staring into space, holding a large sign with a quote from the bible that reads "The End is at hand" (1. Pet. 4 . 7.). The picture was taken in Hyde Park in London, England (which is made apparent by the double-decker bus in the background) known for its Speaker's Corner, where people congregate to voice their qualms with this world. Erwitt has captured a candid moment here that delivers an unusua
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