Mirror views – ahead and behind

Newport, Nova Scotia, 2019, mirror
Newport, Nova Scotia, 2019 – © Avard Woolaver

It is said that the mirror is the symbol of imagery or of awareness. The mirror has the ability to copy the visible reflections of the world in its own figural reality.  I love the use of the mirror in photography, and no one does it better than Lee Friedlander who has incorporated it in his photos for the past sixty years.

Using car mirrors in photos is something I do regularly. I like having the ability to look ahead and behind at the same time, and also the chance to make interesting juxtapositions. I have included a few examples here.

Lower Sackville, Nova Scotia, 2012, mirror,
Lower Sackville, Nova Scotia, 2012 – © Avard Woolaver

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Newport, Nova Scotia, 2015, mirror
Newport, Nova Scotia, 2015 – © Avard Woolaver

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Newport, Nova Scotia, 2014, mirror
Newport, Nova Scotia, 2014 – © Avard Woolaver

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Windsor, Nova Scotia, 2012, mirror
Newport, Nova Scotia, 2012 – © Avard Woolaver

2 Comments

  1. tyblogy said:

    These are very nice looking car shots!

    February 16, 2019
  2. avardw said:

    Thank you, Pavel.

    February 17, 2019

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