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Solitary Swimmer
Varanasi, India · 2014
A solitary swimmer appears within the broad surface of the Ganges, emphasizing human scale against the river.
Photography by Brian Silver
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Scale on the River
The photograph reduces the human figure to a small presence within the river. That spatial relationship changes the pace of the Varanasi sequence and gives the water itself unusual visual weight.
Archive record
Brian Silver Documentary Archive
India Documentary Archive → Varanasi → 2014
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A single swimmer is visible within a broad expanse of the Ganges at Varanasi. The horizontal composition emphasizes negative space and the scale relationship between the person and the river.
Identification
- Archive ID
- V-2014-613
- Creator
- Brian Silver
- Collection
- Varanasi 2014
- Place and year
- Varanasi, India · 2014
Technical
- Medium
- Digital photograph
- Camera
- Nikon D90
Evidence status
- Photographer
- Brian Silver(verified)
- Collection
- Varanasi 2014(verified)
- City
- Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India(verified)
- River
- Ganges(verified)
- Visible activity
- Swimming(visual)
Subjects
- Varanasi
- India
- Ganges
- Swimming
- River
- Water
- Human scale
- Documentary photography
Provenance
- Original documentary source retained in the archive.
- Controlled website presentation derivative maintained separately from the documentary source.
Verification still open
- Exact riverfront position
- Exact capture date
- Original filename and EXIF
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Brian Silver Documentary Archive
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Citation
Silver, Brian. Solitary Swimmer. 2014. V-2014-613. Brian Silver Documentary Archive, Varanasi 2014.
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© Brian Silver. Publication, exhibition, educational, documentary and other reproduction uses require intended-use review.
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