Sports/Action Finale

1.) Personally, I would say that I agree with the quote "I believe that more and more, we are defining our environments not as the spaces themselves, in terms of the buildings or architecture, but rather by the objects and devices that we buy and surround ourselves with. ... I would like that message to carry through universally." (Richard Seymour, 3/1/15) because of it's blunt, truthful texture with a meaningful undertone. To me, it seems to be saying that the inside of our lives, without the outside being considered, what we should find most beautiful and important should be what is on the inside. I like believing this quote and meaning behind it should be how the world is because, just like how these booths would look without the commodities - a bare, cubed booths - is nothing compared to the bright personalities we hold inside - the commodities/toys/flowers/clothes/utensils. As an aspiring photographer, reading through this article makes me glad that this mindset is still one used when capturing art. I love how he seemed to perfectly capture everything, from the looks of the owners and their children to the items they were selling. 

2.) I would most definitely enjoy visiting Yiwu, China and visit the Commodity City. Being able to visit there and take my own camera to capture my own emotions and perspective of this area would be amazing. 

3.) To be the child of someone who worked in one of these booths could have one of two emotions on me. It should be very exciting to interact with foreigners and people of the community as I helped to sell  the products that my family helped to make, or it could make me very anxious and cranky that I had to work in such a small area with so little space to move around freely.

4.) My absolute favorite photograph has to be #8: Cuddly Toys because of the atmosphere that the image seems to give off. It's joyful background makes the buyer/viewer seem more comfortable and willing to buy from the smiling saleslady in the corner of the store. 

Link to article - http://www.cnn.com/2015/03/01/world/cnnphotos-commodity-city/index.html