Saturday, November 30, 2013

2013 National Geographic Photo Contest

"Although this woman stood at the center of a jam packed train, the warm glow from her phone tells the strangers around her that she's not really here. She's managed to slip away for a short moment - she's a node flickering on the social web, roaming the earth, free as a butterfly. Our existence is no longer stuck to the physical 'here'; we're free to run away, and run we will." - Brian Yen, regarding his submission to the 2013 National Geographic Photo Contest.


See more submissions here. (Put down your mirrorless camera and start uploading, rocky; the contest closes today at 11:59:00 p.m. EST.)

4 comments:

rocky dennis said...

rocky's woman-on-a-train photo: http://www.flickr.com/photos/incascott/8331447025/in/set-72157632400277764/lightbox/

Bob Kemp said...

And the overwrought caption? Where is that?

rocky dennis said...
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rocky dennis said...

I saw this woman on the train. Watching her facial expressions was like watching a dramatic play through a semi-transparent curtain. The drama was happening inside her. It seemed to be full of sad events. She was oblivious to the crowd around her, including the intrusive jerk who captured the moment with his camera.