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The name of the photographer was Silvino Gonzalez, and this image was posted on October 30th. This particular group of photographs looks printed on paper. After reading further about these six (on his blog), I learned that on the right is the original image when it was first printed, and on the left hand side are those same images, however a good 5 years have passed in between. The types of paper (or ingredients) in the paper differ, and result in the differences in the faded-ness. The photograph in the worst condition was printed on paper with beetroot and blueberries, however the one that has endured the test of time better would be the photographs printed on achiote -bixa orellana.

Compositionally I like these photographs. I love how the photographer filled the frame, and placed the subject in the middle- almost like a portrait, but he’s not looking forward! And to me that’s what makes me love this even more. Accidentally, it looks like the photographs have some texture, whether it be the actual paper that’s wrinkled, or the illusion of it, I believe that without the creases and folds (or at least the illusion of them) that these pictures would be pretty bland. There is also emphasis on the man's face, which always seems personally the (or one of the) most darkened parts in the photographs. It really draws my eye to it, and I feel like if it were to be lighter, that everything would blend together and it would be hard to depict background from subject.