When I saw it at first I went. Duh, a bearded guy having a good time in a swimming pool, probably after a few margaritas. What's that about? Then I noticed the caption. It reads: "KUWAIT. Kuwait City. 2003. Antonin KRATOCHVIL swimming in the Hilton pool just before the invasion of Iraq."
Woh, now the image completely changes, as Kratochvil is pretty much involved in shooting wars, catastrophes, etc. Suddenly, a nice bite of sarcasm warms my heart. Thanks, mr caption.
What are your favourite captions?
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From what I've seen so far, I consider Herman Krieger the master of captions: subtle, witty and very, very funny in a way that doesn't get old or become less clever after you have read it for the 10th time. This is a very rare and supremely well-executed craft.
Take a look here: http://www.efn.org/~hkrieger/church.htm
Note: I have "Churches ad hoc" in hard copy as well, but I consider it extremely generous of Herman to post these on the internet, free for everyone to enjoy.
Best regards,
Adam
who in magnum shoots with a holga? every day my membership gets closer...
The puns. Make it stop.
@adam: I enjoyed "Try our Fluoridated Baptisms", so weird...
@egon: Chris Anderson always surprises me by shooting something different... holgas, flash on camera, medium format... you just don't know what he's comin up with next...
@steven: nobody expects the spanish inquisition
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