Eugene Atget

Eugene Atget

Pictured above is one of my favorite images by the photographer Eugene Atget. The deserted carousel makes a wonderfully eerie image; the image is extra creepy by the fact that there are no people riding the carousel at the moment the photo was taken. Even though the carousel was probably still and not running when the photo was taken, I feel a sense of movement encompassing the photograph, which gives the photo a kind of a "haunted fair" feel.

Above is a photo that I took in downtown Macon a couple of years ago. This photograph is something that I believe Eugene Atget would definitely approve of. First of all, the photo has urban subject matter, which Atget delved plentifully in. Also, the alley feels completely deserted and as that eeriness to it that so many Atget photographs have. The fact that the alley seems to stretch backwards nearly infinitely only makes it seem more surreal and eerie.