The gallery was a piercing white that seemed to make the photographs jump out and engulf you. Photo after photo, I stopped and I studied. The faces were so real it was like looking the actual subject in the eye. I never knew that black and white photography could be so calming. It was like you could feel what these people felt, as they smiled, you could in a sense, feel their happiness.

The first photograph I chose was titled Monk Near Stackna Monastery (2003). It was a really good example of limited dept

Some topics in this essay:
Stackna Monastery, Lamayuro Monastery, Larry Snider, Cultural Center, Photos Chicago, photo monks, little boys,