Alright, so a small bit of story behind this photo.

When I saw that the theme for this challenge was “Looking Back”, I realised I had a recent photo I could use of ANZAC Bridge as a direct comparative to one I’d used previously. I got everything ready, then saw that the challenge was actually “Looking Back to #20: Doors” (Here’s a link to #20).

Not a problem. I took photos of a door last year. Could use one of those. Those photos are currently archived. Didn’t want to go digging, so I decided to take a photo of another door. I could do something a bit more dynamic, like take a photo that is against the door, something like that.

So I took a photo of one set of doors for one of USYD’s buildings, and it’s a straightforward door photo, but I don’t care. I like these doors. They’re nothing amazing, but they are part of what helps me feel like I’m part of an institution whose aims I can get behind.

I had a look at what I submitted for #20, and this is a much less animated photo. This is more still and quiet, and suggests more about how to interact with the door. These doors you have to open, though with a button press. The train’s open automatically. Could probably argue that you  have to be more an active participant in going somewhere when you have to open the doors yourself to get there. Then you could get philosophical about it.

This is my submission into the three hundred-and-sixty-first Lens-Artists Photo Challenge.

The host of the Lens-Artists challenges cycles weekly between the following people:

Tina

Patti

Ann-Christine aka Leya

John Steiner

Sofia Alves

Anne Sandler

Egídio

Ritva

Beth

This one is curated by Sofia. The next one is curated by Beth.

I recommend joining the community and participating in the challenges. They’re pretty straightforward, allow room for interpretation, and provide a good way to think about photography in general. If not, however, then at the very least you should check out what others submit to the challenges.

I hope you enjoy.