The contrast of the everyday / #monomad challenge / [ING/ESP]

By rg2-foto on 8/2/2025


The photos 📸 are my entry to the #monomad contest from @monochromes and @brumest.


Greetings black and white community

There is a peculiar beauty in how light clashes with shadow in daily life—especially when it's not planned. These photos, taken in strong backlight and rendered in high contrast black and white, try to show the texture of ordinary moments. Faces partly hidden by shadow, gestures illuminated only in part, people walking past a wall that suddenly becomes the stage of a play written by the sun.

The everyday is not always calm. Sometimes it’s a clash of elements—light, concrete, time, and people moving in opposite directions. This is what I found in these streets. Not a story with a beginning or an end, but a series of impressions where light becomes emotion.

Hay una belleza peculiar en cómo la luz choca con la sombra en la vida diaria—especialmente cuando no es algo planeado. Estas fotos, tomadas a contraluz fuerte y reveladas en blanco y negro con alto contraste, intentan mostrar la textura de los momentos ordinarios. Rostros medio ocultos por la sombra, gestos iluminados solo en parte, gente que camina frente a una pared que de pronto se vuelve escenario de una obra escrita por el sol.

Lo cotidiano no siempre es tranquilo. A veces es un choque de elementos—luz, concreto, tiempo y personas moviéndose en direcciones opuestas. Eso es lo que encontré en estas calles. No una historia con principio o final, sino una serie de impresiones donde la luz se vuelve emoción.


"All photos were taken by me @rg2_foto @rg2-foto"


Technical data: Nicon camera: Nikon D610 Nicon lens: 50mm f1.4 p-ais; 105mm f2.5 p-ais; 55 f1.2; 35mm f1.8 G Translated by Deepl free version.7

Comments (4)

furkanmamplam's avatar @furkanmamplam 8/2/2025

I am always amazed by your street photography, the things that pass before your eyes become an extraordinary work my friend, the results are spectacular.

rg2-foto's avatar @rg2-foto 8/2/2025

Thanks, my friend. Your comments are great. Very motivating.

visualshots's avatar @visualshots 8/2/2025

This is creating a vanishing point in every sense of the word!!!... 100% wonderful photo, it caresses the gaze and is pure expression!

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rg2-foto's avatar @rg2-foto 8/2/2025

Thank you very much, my friend. It's a pleasure to read your comments.

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wilfredocav's avatar @wilfredocav 8/3/2025

These shots are in perfect contrast and harmony, everything in its right place.

rg2-foto's avatar @rg2-foto 8/3/2025

Thanks friend. 😊 is really good read you comments.