Taken at the edge of Hamburg’s Alster Lake, this striking black-and-white photograph captures a sculpture of two youths, silhouetted against a softly streaked sky. They stand poised in eternal gesture, each holding a kite high, their faces lifted toward the heavens. The photographer has framed the figures with precision: the sculptures, dark and textural, cut sharply into the luminous background of sweeping clouds—creating a powerful contrast of form and tone.
The image evokes a poignant sense of freedom and timeless yearning. Though the figures are cast in bronze, they seem to breathe and dream. The kites, symbols of innocence and aspiration, soar upward into the unseen, carried by the imaginary winds of youth and hope. The backdrop—a sky in motion—adds a dynamic energy to the otherwise still forms, suggesting that the longing for elevation, for flight, is not frozen in time, but eternal.
There is no chaos here—only harmony between weight and weightlessness, permanence and possibility. This photo transforms a piece of public art into an emotional landscape, a visual poem about human spirit, dreams, and the universal desire to transcend gravity.
I am an experienced professional freelance photographer with decades of expertise in various photography genre, including industrial, studio, travel, landscape, sport, and more. I have a distinguished career as a photography and film-making instructor spanning over 40 years... Read more…