100MM, 1/150, F5.6, ISO 800
For this week’s post, we were told to be inspired by music of some kind, and the prompt itself was entitled “Musical” therefore naturally I wanted to produce a photo which would properly tell the story of the musical we have been working on for months now -Hadetown, and find one of the best photos possible to describe the musical, through a powerful moment of song.
I took this photo at the very end of my personal favorite song from the musical “If it’s true” a song about quesitoning those in power, and needing an answer if its indeed true that there is no hope for the characters. This photo is the very last moment of the song, where the main character, Orpheus, asks the question one last time “Is it true what they say?”
There are many strong moments within this song, ith any qeustions and stamtnets which I believe invoke strong feelings espically in the world today.
“I believe that we are many i believe that they are few. And It isn’t for the few to tell the many what is true.”
I love this photo, it captures the sorrow, desperation and even hope for both Orpheus and the many workers around him. the workers, covered in darkness, with sorrow in their faces yet with hope in their eyes, with the reflection of bright light, rich out into the bright spot known as Orpheus, who himself is in great distress, with all their hands reaching out and his vocie beggng the same question, this photo invokes, to me, a martyr who is a beacon for those around him, the many against the few.