Joel Meyerowitz
Joel Meyerowitz spent the summer of 1976 and 1977 taking magnificent photographs, which he later published in 1997 in a book called “Cape light.” These photographs were taken in Cape Cod, Massachusetts around the Truro-Provincetown area in the summer. His book is full of marvelous photographs, which depict a typical summer up on the Cape. These pictures may seem beautiful to anyone. However, these pictures possess more meaning to anyone who has ever lived on Cape Cod or visited Cape Cod.Cape Cod is one of the most beautiful and meaningful places to me. From the time I was a baby on, my family and I have spent many wonderful summer in the Cape. My parent, have been going to Cape Cod, Massachusetts since they were first married. When I think of Cape Cod, the first thing that comes to my mind are memories of the same old little beach cottage my family has rented year after year. I think of Cape Cod and thoughts fill my head with the beach, water, sand, beach cottages, and hot summer days. When I look at Joel Meyerowitz’s book the photos almost come to life. The color and images are so real. The same thoughts that I have for the water, sand, and beach are expressed in Meyerowitz’s photos.
The forty color photographs produced by Joel Meyerowitz capture every distinct shade of color and light in the unique Cape Cod sky, sea, and land. These photos all have a lasting quality to them. The way the pictures are taken and balanced allows the viewer to get a sense of what it would actually look like in first person. Picture number 24 was taken in Provincetown 1977. This is a scenic picture of the Cape Cod bay during low tide. The one thing that makes Cape Cod so different and special from other places is the fact that Cape Cod is one of only few places in the world where the tide will go a mile out. In the Cape Cod bay during low tide, the tide will go out so far that flats (sandbars) will extend out in the bay nearly one mile. In this picture, Meyerowitz uses the horizon as the horizontal making it seem as if the flats extend forever. The sky shows the viewer what time of day it is. In the picture, the sun has just set, however there is still plenty of sunlight from where the sun has hidden slightly below the horizon. The focal point would have to be the horizon, since the horizon makes it look as if the flat never ends. Picture number 7 was taken in Provincetown in 1977. This pictur
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