1.) John Divola created a photo series entitled "Zuma." Divola photographs abanonded beachfront homes, which some we used by the fire department for fire-fighting practice. Most of the pictures in the series are taken around sunrise or sunset. This way the background and the subject of the images contradicted each other. Divola uses a slow shutter speed for some of the photos, you can see the motion blur in the third photo. He composes his shots in a way that the window frames act as a picture frame to the real beauty.
2.) Divola shows the natural process of decay of these homes wonderfully. His choice of the background is key in assisting the theme. The use of the contrasting subjects, the background and the houses, puts emphasis on the idea that human made products can't compete with time. As the sun rises and falls the house gets older.
3.) At first sight I wasn't wowed by these pictures. It wasn't till I took the time to just look at the picture that i realized theres more to the picture than broken windows. Divola's composition and timing of the shots made this series a memorable one. He showed that there can be beauty in the ugly. Depending on the viewer one can tie this to old memories. For instance, the house can represent a broken family, while the background can represent a beautiful future.
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