{"id":864,"date":"2015-12-09T18:21:59","date_gmt":"2015-12-09T12:51:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/abhinav.spsdarj.org\/?p=864"},"modified":"2016-01-14T22:54:32","modified_gmt":"2016-01-14T17:24:32","slug":"what-are-some-photos-which-we-can-keep-staring-at","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abhinavkr.com\/musings\/2015\/12\/what-are-some-photos-which-we-can-keep-staring-at\/","title":{"rendered":"What are some photos which we can keep staring at?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"rendered_qtext\">Answer by Diana Cre\u021bu:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>I instantly thought of <b>Chema Madoz<\/b>. He is a 57 years old Spanish photographer. I discovered him randomly many years ago, and I&#039;ve been a fan of his works ever since. <\/p>\n<p>His&nbsp; photographs show a lot of simplicity, he combines or alters everyday&nbsp; objects in unexpected, yet surprisingly meaningful ways, the result&nbsp; being photographs that are <i>almost <\/i>surreal. They make me stop and think for a while, they make me ponder the nature of the reality that we perceive. I wish I could think up these marvelous ideas.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"qtext_image_wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"portrait qtext_image zoomable_in_feed\" src=\"https:\/\/qph.is.quoracdn.net\/main-qimg-3eaa579dd99fdcc118831a4410286530?convert_to_webp=true\" master_src=\"https:\/\/qph.is.quoracdn.net\/main-qimg-3eaa579dd99fdcc118831a4410286530?convert_to_webp=true\" master_w=\"331\" master_h=\"465\"\/><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"qtext_image_wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"portrait qtext_image zoomable_in_feed\" src=\"https:\/\/qph.is.quoracdn.net\/main-qimg-e3c6feb2c7cc19cdc394ee7e0a2b04e3?convert_to_webp=true\" master_src=\"https:\/\/qph.is.quoracdn.net\/main-qimg-e3c6feb2c7cc19cdc394ee7e0a2b04e3?convert_to_webp=true\" master_w=\"452\" master_h=\"465\"\/><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"qtext_image_wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"landscape qtext_image zoomable_in zoomable_in_feed\" src=\"https:\/\/qph.is.quoracdn.net\/main-qimg-301d2dcac8288d0e2925bed4a886ef9b?convert_to_webp=true\" master_src=\"https:\/\/qph.is.quoracdn.net\/main-qimg-eed12b50861425e619eef53d83c4de97?convert_to_webp=true\" master_w=\"716\" master_h=\"465\"\/><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"qtext_image_wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"portrait qtext_image zoomable_in_feed\" src=\"https:\/\/qph.is.quoracdn.net\/main-qimg-34f1f6abd1d95ec80a5c3eb53810339c?convert_to_webp=true\" master_src=\"https:\/\/qph.is.quoracdn.net\/main-qimg-34f1f6abd1d95ec80a5c3eb53810339c?convert_to_webp=true\" master_w=\"454\" master_h=\"465\"\/><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"qtext_image_wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"landscape qtext_image zoomable_in zoomable_in_feed\" src=\"https:\/\/qph.is.quoracdn.net\/main-qimg-2aaf764e8efbb58aa1439c20f20e1abe?convert_to_webp=true\" master_src=\"https:\/\/qph.is.quoracdn.net\/main-qimg-45629f2b97862c5abc3631c4c0d8e8f8?convert_to_webp=true\" master_w=\"697\" master_h=\"465\"\/><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"qtext_image_wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"landscape qtext_image zoomable_in_feed\" src=\"https:\/\/qph.is.quoracdn.net\/main-qimg-e67560f7ab337ff98b8134747ed56eb0?convert_to_webp=true\" master_src=\"https:\/\/qph.is.quoracdn.net\/main-qimg-e67560f7ab337ff98b8134747ed56eb0?convert_to_webp=true\" master_w=\"465\" master_h=\"465\"\/><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"qtext_image_wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"portrait qtext_image zoomable_in_feed\" src=\"https:\/\/qph.is.quoracdn.net\/main-qimg-184c9570e038782832ac9b54108468b0?convert_to_webp=true\" master_src=\"https:\/\/qph.is.quoracdn.net\/main-qimg-184c9570e038782832ac9b54108468b0?convert_to_webp=true\" master_w=\"355\" master_h=\"465\"\/><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"qtext_image_wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"landscape qtext_image zoomable_in zoomable_in_feed\" src=\"https:\/\/qph.is.quoracdn.net\/main-qimg-f0a00992e32adaf46e66673d979da0a2?convert_to_webp=true\" master_src=\"https:\/\/qph.is.quoracdn.net\/main-qimg-45ba429d8626b8c19a9d90ae73af305f?convert_to_webp=true\" master_w=\"691\" master_h=\"465\"\/><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"qtext_image_wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"portrait qtext_image zoomable_in_feed\" src=\"https:\/\/qph.is.quoracdn.net\/main-qimg-75167167dbc88a475406c49b4fe41b31?convert_to_webp=true\" master_src=\"https:\/\/qph.is.quoracdn.net\/main-qimg-75167167dbc88a475406c49b4fe41b31?convert_to_webp=true\" master_w=\"361\" master_h=\"465\"\/><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"qtext_image_wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"landscape qtext_image zoomable_in zoomable_in_feed\" src=\"https:\/\/qph.is.quoracdn.net\/main-qimg-d5f3f05962a8a04aa4ae6c71910ca8a6?convert_to_webp=true\" master_src=\"https:\/\/qph.is.quoracdn.net\/main-qimg-2f19e007bd747fda9e3641d6556cc9ee?convert_to_webp=true\" master_w=\"590\" master_h=\"585\"\/><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"qtext_image_wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"portrait qtext_image zoomable_in_feed\" src=\"https:\/\/qph.is.quoracdn.net\/main-qimg-3e25dbba9da63ba38ec0ad807a3af79a?convert_to_webp=true\" master_src=\"https:\/\/qph.is.quoracdn.net\/main-qimg-3e25dbba9da63ba38ec0ad807a3af79a?convert_to_webp=true\" master_w=\"355\" master_h=\"465\"\/><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"qtext_image_wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"portrait qtext_image zoomable_in_feed\" src=\"https:\/\/qph.is.quoracdn.net\/main-qimg-55f64356dbfc993d116c75d1382f048e?convert_to_webp=true\" master_src=\"https:\/\/qph.is.quoracdn.net\/main-qimg-55f64356dbfc993d116c75d1382f048e?convert_to_webp=true\" master_w=\"454\" master_h=\"465\"\/><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"qtext_image_wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"portrait qtext_image zoomable_in_feed\" src=\"https:\/\/qph.is.quoracdn.net\/main-qimg-6c340642286c8bfd1e2c234d90a230f7?convert_to_webp=true\" master_src=\"https:\/\/qph.is.quoracdn.net\/main-qimg-6c340642286c8bfd1e2c234d90a230f7?convert_to_webp=true\" master_w=\"296\" master_h=\"465\"\/><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"qtext_image_wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"portrait qtext_image zoomable_in_feed\" src=\"https:\/\/qph.is.quoracdn.net\/main-qimg-65c4bf717693bd95e286353ebce691a2?convert_to_webp=true\" master_src=\"https:\/\/qph.is.quoracdn.net\/main-qimg-65c4bf717693bd95e286353ebce691a2?convert_to_webp=true\" master_w=\"456\" master_h=\"465\"\/><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"qtext_image_wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"portrait qtext_image zoomable_in_feed\" src=\"https:\/\/qph.is.quoracdn.net\/main-qimg-b750d46af54ceea8f940d7c4a1ef99b6?convert_to_webp=true\" master_src=\"https:\/\/qph.is.quoracdn.net\/main-qimg-b750d46af54ceea8f940d7c4a1ef99b6?convert_to_webp=true\" master_w=\"360\" master_h=\"465\"\/><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"qtext_image_wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"landscape qtext_image zoomable_in zoomable_in_feed\" src=\"https:\/\/qph.is.quoracdn.net\/main-qimg-e18e89136bf43f074a3a3d6b4d31f738?convert_to_webp=true\" master_src=\"https:\/\/qph.is.quoracdn.net\/main-qimg-e7044bbf3a31f49e637cc5bdb78f48b5?convert_to_webp=true\" master_w=\"709\" master_h=\"465\"\/><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"qtext_image_wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"portrait qtext_image zoomable_in_feed\" src=\"https:\/\/qph.is.quoracdn.net\/main-qimg-c45d642d90e2a864d15b12e80dcd183d?convert_to_webp=true\" master_src=\"https:\/\/qph.is.quoracdn.net\/main-qimg-c45d642d90e2a864d15b12e80dcd183d?convert_to_webp=true\" master_w=\"361\" master_h=\"465\"\/><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"qtext_image_wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"landscape qtext_image zoomable_in zoomable_in_feed\" src=\"https:\/\/qph.is.quoracdn.net\/main-qimg-d91285c8cccfd88d404f90446360aab7?convert_to_webp=true\" master_src=\"https:\/\/qph.is.quoracdn.net\/main-qimg-cc901242fddcbba5fc2c9eca28c1a765?convert_to_webp=true\" master_w=\"661\" master_h=\"500\"\/><\/div>\n<p>His website is <span class=\"qlink_container\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.chemamadoz.com\/\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow\" class=\"external_link\" target=\"_blank\" onmouseover=\"return require(&quot;qtext&quot;).tooltip(this, &quot;chemamadoz.com&quot;)\">here.<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span class=\"qlink_container\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.quora.com\/What-are-some-photos-which-we-can-keep-staring-at\/answer\/Diana-Cre\u021bu\">What are some photos which we can keep staring at?<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Answer by Diana Cre\u021bu: I instantly thought of Chema Madoz. He is a 57 years old Spanish photographer. I discovered him randomly many years ago, and I&#039;ve been a fan of his works ever since. His&nbsp; photographs show a lot of simplicity, he combines or alters everyday&nbsp; objects in unexpected, yet surprisingly meaningful ways, the&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[209],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-864","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-fun-stuff"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4KGvB-dW","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":150,"url":"https:\/\/abhinavkr.com\/musings\/2013\/12\/image-of-the-day-2\/","url_meta":{"origin":864,"position":0},"title":"Image of the day","author":"Abhinav","date":"December 30, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"Soldiers and their love","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Pictures&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Pictures","link":"https:\/\/abhinavkr.com\/musings\/category\/pictures\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":517,"url":"https:\/\/abhinavkr.com\/musings\/2014\/08\/quoration\/","url_meta":{"origin":864,"position":1},"title":"Quoration","author":"Abhinav","date":"August 14, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"Post by Biju V. 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