The Paradox Of Christmas. by blinkings
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On the one hand you have the Christmas Star, a guiding light and symbol of love, peace and goodwill to all men. On the other, the retail giant Myer. To them, Christmas is nothing more than an exercise in commercialization. They have already had their decorations up for a while now, but on the afternoon of Christmas Eve every single trace of Christmas will be removed from their stores. Even as we speak we are bombarded by advertising telling us to buy, buy, buy, buy. The true meaning of Christmas is often lost in my opinion.
I tried to capture the 'clashing' of the two cultures in this photo.
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Comments (16)
costapanos
Excellent capture and my sentiments exactly!
alanwilliams
Great descriptive shot, and i coudnt agree more with your thoughts on consumerism versus Christmas
kgb224
Outstanding capture my friend.
Chipka
Ah...the wonders of life in the modern age. I love the contradictions in this picture, and the fact that the building housing the store coincidentally looks like something Nicolae Ceauşescu would have built in order to force the city of Bucharest to adhere to his own nightmarish vision of what a city should be. Funny how dictators and merchants have similar views at times. As for the stars, wow...they remind me of the stars painted on the barrel-vault ceilings of some ancient Egyptian tombs--or like the secularized Christmas displays in such cities as Lubljana. Wonderful work and a rich, evocative commentary that has my mind skipping all over the globe. I love that.
beachzz
Oh, you are so right on. We could talk about this for a long while. Makes me crazy.
prutzworks
agree with alanwilliams
xpersona
I welcome Your works are really beautiful. I am sending cordial greetings from Poland. *** Witam Twoje prace są naprawdę piękne. Przesyłam serdeczne pozdrowienia z Polski.
kbrog
They do tend to exploit Christmas. Excellent capture! :)
flavia49
marvelous image!!!
lizzibell
great capture...
durleybeachbum
Oh yes! a good image for that. I now HATE Christmas, such a shame really to be submerged in a sea of tat and vomit.
sandra46
ASTONISHING SHOT
orig_buggy
I absouletly agree!!!! I think you did a fine job portraying that here!!
flora-crassella
great picture!!!!!
myrrhluz
Stars lined up in regimented rows, on barbed wire, in front of a building perfectly described by Chip. Well, I feel all spiritually enriched now. Excellent image! It speaks volumes!
debbielove
Well put, my friend... They have selling Christmas stuff in the shops here since... early September!!!! I'm fed up with Xmas! Already... Retailers have spoilt it now..... Truly... Rob